CVE-2021-27421 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NXP MCUXpresso SDK versions prior to 2.8.2 are vulnerable to integer overflow in SDK_Malloc function, which could allow to access memory locations outside the bounds of a specified array, leading to unexpected behavior such segmentation fault when assigning a particular block of memory from the heap via malloc.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nxp	Mcuxpresso Software Development Kit

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nxp:mcuxpresso_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://mcuxpresso.nxp.com/en/welcome
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-04

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2022-05-03T20:24:23.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-16T16:24:46.545Z

Reserved: 2021-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27421

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-03T21:15:08.307

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:57:57.357

Link: CVE-2021-27421

Redhat

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