What is CVE-2021-27795?

CVE-2021-27795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade 300, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-27795?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade 300

CVE-2021-27795

Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) hardware platforms running any version of Brocade Fabric OS software, which supports the license string format; contain cryptographic issues that could allow for the installation of forged or fraudulent license keys. This would allow attackers or a malicious party to forge a counterfeit license key that the Brocade Fabric OS platform would authenticate and activate as if it were a legitimate license key.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.002 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

sirt@brocade.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27795?: CVE-2021-27795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade 300, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-27795?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.