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01 Record

CVE-2021-38433

RTI Connext DDS Professional and Connext DDS Secure Stack-based Buffer Overflow

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: icscert
CNA base score6.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

02 Description

RTI Connext DDS Professional and Connext DDS Secure Stack-based Buffer Overflow

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 47.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-05-05 15:27Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-04-16 16:22Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-08-10
Assigning CNA
icscert
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.6)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
380a0d49d22a7c258b1911cb61c12955617a95764516bcaacc3f8eb67fbaeca7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
RTIConnext DDS Professional4.2x to 6.1.0—
RTIConnext DDS Secure4.2x to 6.1.0—

06 References

07 Remediation

RTI recommends users apply the available patches for these issues. A patch is available on the RTI customer portal or by contacting RTI Support. Also, contact RTI Support for mitigations, including how to use RTI DDS Secure to mitigate against the network amplification issue.