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CVE-2021-27427

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-27427 describes an integer wrap-around vulnerability in the calloc function of RIOT OS version 2020.01.1. This flaw allows for arbitrary memory allocation, potentially leading to system crashes or remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, posing a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2020.01.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:riot-os:riot:2020.01.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0157 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / RIOT-OS/RIOT
ProductThird Party Advisory
cisa.gov / uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-04
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource