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CVE-2021-43612

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-43612 describes an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in lldpd versions prior to 1.0.13, specifically within the sonmp_decode function when processing short SONMP packets. This flaw, affecting products like Fedora and lldpd, carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high availability impact. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability remains a concern for unpatched systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lldpd_project:lldpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0114 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: lldpd-0:1.0.18-4.el9
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: lldpd

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-43612Moderate

lldpd: out-of-bounds read when decoding SONMP packets

Nov 18, 2021

References

github.com / lldpd/lldpd/commit/73d42680fce8598324364dbb31b9bc3b8320adf7
Patch
github.com / lldpd/lldpd/compare/1.0.12...1.0.13
PatchRelease Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3T5XHPOGIPWCRRPJUE6P3HVC5PTSD5JS
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JYA4AMJXCNF6UPFG36L2TPPT32C242SP
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SKQWHG2SZJZSGC7PXVDAEJYBN7ESDR7D
lldpd.github.io / security.html
PatchThird Party Advisory