CVE-2021-44283
Published: 09 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2021-44283 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Shieldstore Project Shieldstore. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 43.0% 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-31126
Vulnerability details
A buffer overflow in the component /Enclave.cpp of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ShieldStore commit 58d455617f99705f0ffd8a27616abdf77bdc1bdc allows attackers to cause an information leak via a crafted structure from an untrusted operating system.
- 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.