NULL pointer dereference in NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
CVE-2021-3537
A vulnerability found in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11 shows that it did not propagate errors while parsing XML mixed content, causing a NULL dereference. If an untrusted XML document was parsed in recovery mode and post-validated, the flaw could be used to crash the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.036 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- NetApp Clustered Data Ontap
- NetApp Clustered Data Ontap Antivirus Connector
- NetApp Hci H410c
- NetApp Hci H410c Firmware
- NetApp Manageability Software Development Kit
- NetApp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
- NetApp Snapdrive
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Environment — versions 1.10.0
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform — versions 13.4.0.0, 13.5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-05 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html (Not Applicable)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3537?
- CVE-2021-3537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3537?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-3537 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.