What is CVE-2021-44428?

CVE-2021-44428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ipuptime Pinkie, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-44428?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-44428 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Ipuptime Pinkie

CVE-2021-44428

Pinkie 2.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a TFTP read (RRQ) request, aka opcode 1.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ipuptime Pinkie — versions 2.15
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44428?: CVE-2021-44428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ipuptime Pinkie, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-44428?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-44428 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.