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CVE-2021-21728 (GCVE-0-2021-21728)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-09 17:23 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:23
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Summary
A ZTE product has a configuration error vulnerability. Because a certain port is open by default, an attacker can consume system processing resources by flushing a large number of packets to the port, and successfully exploiting this vulnerability could reduce system processing capabilities. This affects: ZXA10 C300M all versions up to V4.3P8.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • configuration error
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a ZXA10 C300M Affected: all versions up to V4.3P8
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