Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type in ced - CVE-2021-39131
Published: August 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56152
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39131
CWE-ID: CWE-241
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software passes data types other than "Buffer" . A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
ced
How to mitigate CVE-2021-39131
Install updates from vendor's website.
ced - update to 1.0.0