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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-47895
Nsauditor 3.2.2.0 - 'Event Description' Denial of Service
Description

Nsauditor 3.2.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by overwriting the Event Description field with a large buffer. Attackers can generate a 10,000-character 'U' buffer and paste it into the Event Description field to trigger an application crash.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 23, 2026, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 23, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-47895 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 Nsasoft nsauditor
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Apply vendor patches to prevent application crashes caused by a buffer overflow.
  • Update Nsauditor to a version that addresses the denial of service vulnerability.
  • Avoid entering excessively large data into the Event Description field.
  • Validate user input length for the Event Description field.
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-2021-47895.

URL Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49568
https://www.nsauditor.com/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nsauditor-event-description-denial-of-service
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49568
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-47895 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-2021-47895 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-47895 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 23, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49568
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Nsauditor 3.2.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by overwriting the Event Description field with a large buffer. Attackers can generate a 10,000-character 'U' buffer and paste it into the Event Description field to trigger an application crash.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-770
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49568
    Added Reference https://www.nsauditor.com/
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nsauditor-event-description-denial-of-service
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: 6.7
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Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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