7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2021-34173
Esp32 Beacon Csma Frame Denial Of Service
Description

An attacker can cause a Denial of Service and kernel panic in v4.2 and earlier versions of Espressif esp32 via a malformed beacon csa frame. The device requires a reboot to recover.

INFO

Published Date :

July 14, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-34173 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 Espressif esp32_firmware
2 Espressif esp32
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-34173 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2021-34173.

URL Resource
https://github.com/E7mer Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/E7mer Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-34173 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-2021-34173 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

WiFi protocol fuzzing tool using openwifi

Updated: 3 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Oct. 8, 2021, 4:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

Owfuzz: a WiFi protocol fuzzing tool

Makefile C Shell

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
233 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : June 16, 2021, 3:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-34173 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-34173 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/E7mer
    Added Reference https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    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/E7mer No Types Assigned https://github.com/E7mer Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz No Types Assigned https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:espressif:esp32_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:espressif:esp32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} -0.02%

score

0.49972

percentile