CVE-2021-44479 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker with physical access can read protected flash memory from NXP Kinetis K82 devices by exploiting a buffer over-read in USB ISP mode.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-44479?

CVE-2021-44479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NXP Kinetis K82 devices have a buffer over-read via a crafted wlength value in a GET Status-Other request during use of USB In-System Programming (ISP) mode. This discloses protected flash memory.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44479?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nxp Kinetis K82 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-44479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvcf-vw9f-7qr5.

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