CVE-2021-37625CWE-252CWE-253

Incorrect Check of Function Return Value in Skytable

High · published August 5, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Skytable is an open source NoSQL database. In versions prior to 0.6.4 an incorrect check of return value of the accept function in the run-loop for a TCP socket/TLS socket/TCP+TLS multi-socket causes an early exit from the run loop that should continue infinitely unless terminated by a local user, effectively causing the whole database server to shut down. This has severe impact and can be used to easily cause DoS attacks without the need to use much bandwidth. The attack vectors include using an incomplete TLS connection for example by not providing the certificate for the connection and using a specially crafted TCP packet that triggers the application layer backoff algorithm.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00940 · 60.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value; CWE-253 · Incorrect Check of Function Return Value
Published
2021-08-05T17:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 17:15Z
    Incorrect Check of Function Return Value in Skytable
    cvelistv5