CVE-2021-21778
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ...
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ Automation GmbH lib60870.NET 2.2.0. A specially crafted network request can lead to loss of communications. An attacker can send an unauthenticated message to trigger this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ Automation GmbH lib60870.NET 2.2.0. A specially crafted network request can lead to loss of communications. An attacker can send an unauthenticated message to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-21778- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ Automation GmbH lib60870.NET 2.2.0. A specially crafted network request can lead to loss of communications. An attacker can send an unauthenticated message to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-21778- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8950 No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ Automation GmbH lib60870.NET 2.2.0. A specially crafted network request can lead to loss of communications. An attacker can send an unauthenticated message to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2021-8950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f72g-c5hf-789v No score
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ...
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ Automation GmbH lib60870.NET 2.2.0. A specially crafted network request can lead to loss of communications. An attacker can send an unauthenticated message to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-f72g-c5hf-789v- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASDU message processing functionality of MZ Automation GmbH lib60870.NET 2.2.0. A specially crafted network request can lead to loss of communications. An attacker can send an unauthenticated message to trigger this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2021-21778- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21778 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mz-automation Lib60870, published August 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.