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CVE-2021-42141

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-42141 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Contiki-NG tinyDTLS through 2018-08-30, stemming from an incorrect handshake process that allows differing epoch numbers in key packets. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this network-exploitable flaw requires no user interaction and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2018-08-30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:contiki-ng:tinydtls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/14
packetstormsecurity.com / files/176625/Contiki-NG-tinyDTLS-Denial-Of-Service.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / contiki-ng/tinydtls/issues/27
Patch
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/14
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory