Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-28905

HighPublic PoC

Published: 20 May 2021

Published
20 May 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0040 61.3th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-28905 is a high-severity Reachable Assertion (CWE-617) vulnerability in Cesnet Libyang. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 38.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In function lys_node_free() in libyang <= v1.0.225, it asserts that the value of node->module can't be NULL. But in some cases, node->module can be null, which triggers a reachable assertion (CWE-617).

CWE(s)
CWE-617

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

cesnet
libyang
≤ 1.0.225

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References