7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-24029
Apache mvfst QUIC Packet Poison Crash Vulnerability
Description

A packet of death scenario is possible in mvfst via a specially crafted message during a QUIC session, which causes a crash via a failed assertion. Per QUIC specification, this particular message should be treated as a connection error. This issue affects mvfst versions prior to commit a67083ff4b8dcbb7ee2839da6338032030d712b0 and proxygen versions prior to v2021.03.15.00.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 23, 2021, 4:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-24029 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Facebook proxygen
2 Facebook mvfst
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-24029.

URL Resource
https://github.com/facebookincubator/mvfst/commit/a67083ff4b8dcbb7ee2839da6338032030d712b0 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2021-24029 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-24029 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-24029 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/facebookincubator/mvfst/commit/a67083ff4b8dcbb7ee2839da6338032030d712b0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/facebookincubator/mvfst/commit/a67083ff4b8dcbb7ee2839da6338032030d712b0 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2021-24029 No Types Assigned https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2021-24029 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-617
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:facebook:mvfst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2021-03-13 *cpe:2.3:a:facebook:proxygen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2021.03.15.00
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.45376

percentile

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