Resource exhaustion in Ui Camera G3 Flex

CVE-2021-33818

An issue was discovered in UniFi Protect G3 FLEX Camera Version UVC.v4.30.0.67. Attackers can use slowhttptest tool to send incomplete HTTP request, which could make server keep waiting for the packet to finish the connection, until its resource exhausted. Then the web server is denial-of-service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33818?
CVE-2021-33818 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ui Camera G3 Flex, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-33818?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-33818 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.