CVE-2021-44769 TLS Certificate Generation Function Improper Input Validation

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a permanent denial-of-service condition in Lanner IAC-AST2500A devices via improper input validation in TLS certificate generation.

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

What is CVE-2021-44769?

CVE-2021-44769 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Lanner Inc IAC-AST2500A, published on 24 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper input validation vulnerability in the TLS certificate generation function allows an attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition which can only be reverted via a factory reset. This issue affects: Lanner Inc IAC-AST2500A standard firmware version 1.10.0.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44769?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lannerinc Iac-Ast2500a Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2021-44769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9p2-j848-3c98.

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