CVE-2021-33881
NXP MIFARE Ultralight and NTAG RFID "Tear Off" Counter Bypass
Description
On NXP MIFARE Ultralight and NTAG cards, an attacker can interrupt a write operation (aka conduct a "tear off" attack) over RFID to bypass a Monotonic Counter protection mechanism. The impact depends on how the anti tear-off feature is used in specific applications such as public transportation, physical access control, etc.
INFO
Published Date :
June 6, 2021, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:09 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
0.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-33881 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-33881
vulnerability.
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products
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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-2021-33881.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://blog.quarkslab.com/rfid-monotonic-counter-anti-tearing-defeated.html | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11340.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN13089.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.sstic.org/2021/presentation/eeprom_it_will_all_end_in_tears/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://blog.quarkslab.com/rfid-monotonic-counter-anti-tearing-defeated.html | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11340.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN13089.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.sstic.org/2021/presentation/eeprom_it_will_all_end_in_tears/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-33881 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://blog.quarkslab.com/rfid-monotonic-counter-anti-tearing-defeated.html Added Reference https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11340.pdf Added Reference https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN13089.pdf Added Reference https://www.sstic.org/2021/presentation/eeprom_it_will_all_end_in_tears/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://blog.quarkslab.com/rfid-monotonic-counter-anti-tearing-defeated.html No Types Assigned https://blog.quarkslab.com/rfid-monotonic-counter-anti-tearing-defeated.html Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11340.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN11340.pdf Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN13089.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN13089.pdf Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.sstic.org/2021/presentation/eeprom_it_will_all_end_in_tears/ No Types Assigned https://www.sstic.org/2021/presentation/eeprom_it_will_all_end_in_tears/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-863 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:mifare_ultralight_ev1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:mifare_ultralight_ev1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:mifare_ultralight_c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:mifare_ultralight_c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:mifare_ultralight_nano_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:mifare_ultralight_nano:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:ntag_210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:ntag_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:ntag_212_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:ntag_212:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:ntag_213_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:ntag_213:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:ntag_215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:ntag_215:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nxp:ntag_216_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nxp:ntag_216:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-33881 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-33881
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.13 }} 0.01%
score
0.48822
percentile