Resource exhaustion in Netapp Hci_compute_node_firmware
CVE-2021-3733
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Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.047 (90.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Netapp Hci_compute_node_firmware
- Netapp Management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hci
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Netapp Solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node
- Python — versions 3.10.0
- Fedoraproject Extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
- Redhat Codeready_linux_builder — versions 8.0
- Redhat Codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems — versions 8.0
- Redhat Codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3733?
- CVE-2021-3733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp Hci_compute_node_firmware, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3733?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-3733 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.