CVE-2021-31401 Integer overflow in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A crafted IP packet causes an integer overflow in the TCP header processing, potentially leading to denial of service in InterNiche embedded systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-31401?

CVE-2021-31401 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in tcp_rcv() in nptcp.c in HCC embedded InterNiche 4.0.1. The TCP header processing code doesn't sanitize the value of the IP total length field (header length + data length). With a crafted IP packet, an integer overflow occurs whenever the value of the IP data length is calculated by subtracting the length of the header from the total length of the IP packet.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31401?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Hcc-Embedded Nichestack, Siemens Sentron 3wa Com190 Firmware, Siemens Sentron 3wl Com35 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-31401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-31401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jggm-qmcw-j5f5.

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