CVE-2021-32987Network attack vector

Service crash via command 0x0b null dereference

Published Sep 23, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Null pointer dereference in SuiteLink Server shipped with affected AVEVA products allows remote attackers to crash the service. The server dereferences a null pointer while parsing an unauthenticated network packet containing command 0x0b. Any host exposing the SuiteLink service can suffer a complete service interruption, while the client component is unaffected.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Null pointer dereference in SuiteLink Server shipped with affected AVEVA products allows remote attackers to crash the service. The server dereferences a null pointer while parsing an unauthenticated network packet containing command 0x0b. Any host exposing the SuiteLink service can suffer a complete service interruption, while the client component is unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-32987
Published
Sep 23, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
AVEVA
Product
AVEVA Communication Drivers Pack
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=R2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AVEVA · AVEVA Communication Drivers Packversion=unspecified <=R2
AVEVA · AVEVA System Platformversion=unspecified <=R2 P01
AVEVA · AVEVA Batch Managementversion=unspecified <=2020
AVEVA · AVEVA InTouch HMIversion=unspecified <=R2 P01
AVEVA · AVEVA Historianversion=unspecified <=R2 P01
AVEVA · AVEVA Manufacturing Execution Systemversion=unspecified <=R2

Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
7.5ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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