CVE-2021-3908 in CloudFlare and Debian Products
Published on November 11, 2021
Infinite certificate chain depth results in OctoRPKI running forever
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-3908 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2021-3908 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-3908
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Affected Versions
Cloudflare octorpki:- Version unspecified and below 1.4.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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