What is CVE-2021-42109?

CVE-2021-42109 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vitec Avediastream M9305, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-42109?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Vitec Avediastream M9305

CVE-2021-42109

VITEC Exterity IPTV products through 2021-04-30 allow privilege escalation to root.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vitec Avediastream_m9305
Vitec Avediastream_m9305_firmware
Vitec Avediastream_m9325
Vitec Avediastream_m9325_firmware
Vitec Avediastream_m9400
Vitec Avediastream_m9400_firmware
Vitec Avediastream_m9405
Vitec Avediastream_m9405_firmware
Vitec Avediastream_m9605
Vitec Avediastream_m9605_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42109?: CVE-2021-42109 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vitec Avediastream M9305, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-42109?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.