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CVE-2021-37786

4.6 · MEDIUM

Certain Federal Office of Information Technology Systems and Telecommunication FOITT products are affected by improper handling of exceptional conditions.

Published Sep 27, 2021CWE-755EPSS 0.19%

Overview

CVE-2021-37786 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 27, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Certain Federal Office of Information Technology Systems and Telecommunication FOITT products are affected by improper handling of exceptional conditions. This affects COVID Certificate App IOS 2.2.0 and below affected, patch in progress and COVID Certificate Check App IOS 2.2.0 and below affected, patch in progress. A denial of service (physically proximate) could be caused by scanning a crafted QR code.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37786?

CVE-2021-37786 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 27, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-37786?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-37786?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-37786?

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