CVE-2021-38177

Published: Sep 14, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

SAP CommonCryptoLib version 8.5.38 or lower is vulnerable to null pointer dereference vulnerability when an unauthenticated attacker sends crafted malicious data in the HTTP requests over the network, this causes the SAP application to crash and has high impact on the availability of the SAP system.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

sap

commercial·DEaka sap ag

commoncryptolibLibraryLibrary

Security Products / pki-crypto

SAP SE

commercial·DEaka sap

SAP CommonCryptoLibLibraryLibrary

Enterprise Software

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Impact

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165749/SAP-CommonCryptoLib-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html

packetstormsecurity.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/74

seclists.org

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3051787

launchpad.support.sap.com

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