What is CVE-2021-41061?

CVE-2021-41061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-41061?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-41061 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot

CVE-2021-41061

In RIOT-OS 2021.01, nonce reuse in 802.15.4 encryption in the ieee820154_security component allows attackers to break encryption by triggering reboots.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Riot-os Riot — versions 2021.01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41061?: CVE-2021-41061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riot-Os Riot, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-41061?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41061 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.