CVE-2021-42141 (GCVE-0-2021-42141)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-06-20 18:34
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Summary
An issue was discovered in Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through 2018-08-30. One incorrect handshake could complete with different epoch numbers in the packets Client_Hello, Client_key_exchange, and Change_cipher_spec, which may cause denial of service.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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