CVE-2021-32968
Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series Serial Device Server Classic Buffer Overflow
Two buffer overflows in the built-in web server in Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series firmware version 2.2 or earlier may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
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
CVE List Score used
Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series Serial Device Server Classic Buffer Overflow
Two buffer overflows in the built-in web server in Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series firmware version 2.2 or earlier may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
- Record
CVE-2021-32968- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19689
Two buffer overflows in the built-in web server in Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series firmware version 2.2 or earlier may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19689- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmp7-5xvh-34hr
Two buffer overflows in the built-in web server in Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series firmware...
Two buffer overflows in the built-in web server in Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series firmware version 2.2 or earlier may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
- Record
GHSA-hmp7-5xvh-34hr- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Two buffer overflows in the built-in web server in Moxa NPort IAW5000A-I/O Series firmware version 2.2 or earlier may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
- Record
CVE-2021-32968- 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-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32968 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Moxa Nport Iaw5000a-i/o Series Firmware, published April 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.