Integer overflow in InterNiche stack and NicheLite - CVE-2021-31401

 

Integer overflow in InterNiche stack and NicheLite - CVE-2021-31401

Published: August 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55637
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31401
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the lack of IP length validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted IP packet to trigger an integer overflow on the system.


Affected software

InterNiche stack
NicheLite

How to mitigate CVE-2021-31401

Install updates from vendor's website.

InterNiche stack - update to 4.3
NicheLite - update to 4.3

External References

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