CVE-2021-46828
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jul 20, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 20, 2022
Description
In libtirpc before 1.3.3rc1, remote attackers could exhaust the file descriptors of a process that uses libtirpc because idle TCP connections are mishandled. This can, in turn, lead to an svc_run infinite loop without accepting new connections.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86529758570cef4c73fb9b9c4104fdc510f701ed
- DSA-5200vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220812 [SECURITY] [DLA 3071-1] libtirpc security updatemailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0004/
- GLSA-202210-33vendor-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-558014.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-561322.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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