8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-28816
QNAP QTS/QuTScloud/QuTS Hero Stack Buffer Overflow
Description

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running QTS, QuTScloud, QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS, QuTScloud, QuTS hero: QTS 4.5.4.1715 build 20210630 and later QTS 5.0.0.1716 build 20210701 and later QTS 4.3.3.1693 build 20210624 and later QTS 4.3.6.1750 build 20210730 and later QuTScloud c4.5.6.1755 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.1771 build 20210825 and later

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2022, 7:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28816 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 Qnap quts_hero
2 Qnap qts
3 Qnap qutscloud
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-33 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28816 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE QNAP Systems, Inc. CWE-120
    Added CWE QNAP Systems, Inc. CWE-787
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-120 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-33 No Types Assigned https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-33 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3.3.1693 *cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3.4 up to (excluding) 4.3.6.1750 *cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4.0 up to (excluding) 4.5.4.1715 *cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.0.1716 *cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) h4.5.4.1771 *cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qutscloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) c4.5.6.1755
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running QTS, QuTScloud, QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS, QuTScloud, QuTS hero: QTS 4.5.4.1715 build 20210630 and later QTS 5.0.0.1716 build 20210701 and later QTS 4.3.3.1693 build 20210624 and later QTS 4.3.6.1750 build 20210730 and later QuTScloud c4.5.6.1755 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.1771 build 20210825 and later A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running QTS, QuTScloud, QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS, QuTScloud, QuTS hero: QTS 4.5.4.1715 build 20210630 and later QTS 5.0.0.1716 build 20210701 and later QTS 4.3.3.1693 build 20210624 and later QTS 4.3.6.1750 build 20210730 and later QuTScloud c4.5.6.1755 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.1771 build 20210825 and later
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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Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} -0.01%

score

0.35962

percentile

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