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CVE-2021-22673


The affected product is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow while processing over-the-air firmware updates from the CDN server, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute code on the SimpleLink Wi-Fi (MSP432E4 SDK: v4.20.00.12 and prior, CC32XX SDK v4.30.00.06 and prior, CC13X0 SDK versions prior to v4.10.03, CC13X2 and CC26XX SDK versions prior to v4.40.00, CC3200 SDK v1.5.0 and prior, CC3100 SDK v1.3.0 and prior).


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 7 products from ti, from ti, from ti and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2021-05-07T14:15:07.400

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:50:27.097

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-121
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ti cc3100_software_development_kit ≤ 1.3.0 Yes
Application ti cc3200_software_development_kit ≤ 1.5.0 Yes
Application ti simplelink_cc13x0_software_development_kit < 4.10.03 Yes
Application ti simplelink_cc13x2_software_development_kit < 4.40.00 Yes
Application ti simplelink_cc26xx_software_development_kit < 4.40.00 Yes
Application ti simplelink_cc32xx_software_development_kit ≤ 4.30.00.06 Yes
Application ti simplelink_msp432e4_software_development_kit ≤ 4.20.00.12 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ti's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.