CVE-2021-38429
Published: 05 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-38429 is a medium-severity Network Amplification (CWE-406) vulnerability in Objectcomputing Opendds. Its CVSS base score is 6.6 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 19.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-24881
Vulnerability details
OCI OpenDDS versions prior to 3.18.1 are vulnerable when an attacker sends a specially crafted packet to flood target devices with unwanted traffic, which may result in a denial-of-service condition and information exposure.
- 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.
Limits attacker success in sustaining network amplification DoS against the primary by providing a ready alternate processing capability.
Provides continuity when primary telecom is disrupted by insufficient control of network message volume or amplification.
Network-volume amplification against one channel can be bypassed via the pre-established alternate path.
Implements network message volume controls to block amplification DoS vectors.