Resource exhaustion in ZTE Zxa10 C300m

CVE-2021-21728

A ZTE product has a configuration error vulnerability. Because a certain port is open by default, an attacker can consume system processing resources by flushing a large number of packets to the port, and successfully exploiting this vulnerability could reduce system processing capabilities. This affects: ZXA10 C300M all versions up to V4.3P8.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-21728: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21728?
CVE-2021-21728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZTE Zxa10 C300m, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-21728?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.