Description

A flaw was found in JSS, where it did not properly free up all memory. Over time, the wasted memory builds up in the server memory, saturating the server’s RAM. This flaw allows an attacker to force the invocation of an out-of-memory process, causing a denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4213 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Dogtagpki network_security_services_for_java
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4213 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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042900
    Added Reference https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2
    Added Reference https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042900 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042900 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448 No Types Assigned https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:network_security_services_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.3 *cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:network_security_services_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.1.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.41 }} -0.39%

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0.73694

percentile

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