Network Amplification Affecting objectcomputing/OpenDDS package, versions [,3.18.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OBJECTCOMPUTINGOPENDDS-2809013
  • published6 May 2022
  • disclosed6 May 2022
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 May 2022

CVE-2021-38429  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-406  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade objectcomputing/OpenDDS to version 3.18.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Network Amplification when an attacker sends a specially crafted packet to flood target devices with unwanted traffic. It may result in a denial-of-service condition and information exposure.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1