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CVE-2021-46828 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86529758570cef4c73fb9b9c4104fdc510f701ed
http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/libtirpc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=86529758570cef4c73fb9b9c4104fdc510f701ed
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-33 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-33 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0004/ Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221007-0004/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5200 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5200 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-46828
NVD Published Date:
07/20/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
MITRE