What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28838?

CVE-2021-28838 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-28838?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-28838. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.2%.

Dap 2310 Firmware CVE-2021-28838

HIGH

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2021-08-10 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference D-Link Denial Of Service Dap 2310 Firmware Dap 2330 Firmware Dap 2360 Firmware Dap 2553 Firmware Dap 2660 Firmware Dap 2690 Firmware Dap 2695 Firmware Dap 3320 Firmware Dap 3662 Firmware

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 10, 2021 - 18:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in D-Link DAP-2310 2,10RC039, DAP-2330 1.10RC036 BETA, DAP-2360 2.10RC055, DAP-2553 3.10rc039 BETA, DAP-2660 1.15rc131b, DAP-2690 3.20RC115 BETA, DAP-2695 1.20RC093, DAP-3320 1.05RC027 BETA and DAP-3662 1.05rc069 in the sbin/httpd binary. The crash happens at the `atoi' operation when a specific network package are sent to the httpd binary.

AnalysisAI

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in D-Link DAP-2310 2,10RC039, DAP-2330 1.10RC036 BETA, DAP-2360 2.10RC055, DAP-2553 3.10rc039 BETA, DAP-2660 1.15rc131b, DAP-2690 3.20RC115 BETA, DAP-2695. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. Null pointer dereference vulnerability in D-Link DAP-2310 2,10RC039, DAP-2330 1.10RC036 BETA, DAP-2360 2.10RC055, DAP-2553 3.10rc039 BETA, DAP-2660 1.15rc131b, DAP-2690 3.20RC115 BETA, DAP-2695 1.20RC093, DAP-3320 1.05RC027 BETA and DAP-3662 1.05rc069 in the sbin/httpd binary. The crash happens at the `atoi' operation when a specific network package are sent to the httpd binary. Affected products include: Dlink Dap-2310 Firmware, Dlink Dap-2330 Firmware, Dlink Dap-2360 Firmware, Dlink Dap-2553 Firmware, Dlink Dap-2660 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.