8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-28660
Rtl8188eu Buffer Overflow
Description

rtw_wx_set_scan in drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.6 allows writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array. NOTE: from the perspective of kernel.org releases, CVE IDs are not normally used for drivers/staging/* (unfinished work); however, system integrators may have situations in which a drivers/staging issue is relevant to their own customer base.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 9, 2023, 2:44 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-28660 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28660 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 Netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware
2 Netapp cloud_backup
3 Netapp h300s_firmware
4 Netapp h500s_firmware
5 Netapp h700s_firmware
6 Netapp h410s_firmware
7 Netapp h300e_firmware
8 Netapp h500e_firmware
9 Netapp h700e_firmware
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 12
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-2021-28660.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/18/1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/21/2 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0008/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28660 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28660 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/18/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/18/1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/21/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/21/2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.11.6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.12 up to (excluding) 4.4.262 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.262 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.226 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.181 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.106 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.24 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.11.7
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/21/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/18/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0008/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0008/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0008/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.11.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/ [No Types Assigned]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-28660 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-28660 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} 0.06%

score

0.58155

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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