Vulnerability in Dogtagpki Network Security Services For Java
CVE-2021-4213
A flaw was found in JSS, where it did not properly free up all memory. Over time, the wasted memory builds up in the server memory, saturating the server’s RAM. This flaw allows an attacker to force the invocation of an out-of-memory process, causing a denial of service.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Dogtagpki Network Security Services For Java
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Jss — versions Fixed in v5.2.0-beta1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4213 (Third Party Advisory)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4213 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/5922560a78d0dee61af8a33cc9cfbf4cfa291448 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dogtagpki/jss/commit/3aabe0e9d59b0a42e68ac8cd0468f9c5179967d2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4213?
- CVE-2021-4213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dogtagpki Network Security Services For Java, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4213?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.