CVE-2021-38260 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the USB_HostParseDeviceConfigurationDescriptor() function of the NXP MCUXpresso SDK v2.7.0. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a local attacker with low privileges could achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Furthermore, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nxp:mcuxpresso_software_development_kit:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.