CVE-2021-31661
Published: 18 June 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-31661 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 43.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-18548
Vulnerability details
RIOT-OS 2021.01 before commit 609c9ada34da5546cffb632a98b7ba157c112658 contains a buffer overflow that could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.