CVE-2021-47881
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 - Local Buffer Overflow
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 version 4.5.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite memory by manipulating the milstd1553result.txt file. Attackers can craft a malicious file with carefully constructed payload and alignment sections to potentially execute arbitrary code on the Windows system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 - Local Buffer Overflow
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 version 4.5.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite memory by manipulating the milstd1553result.txt file. Attackers can craft a malicious file with carefully constructed payload and alignment sections to potentially execute arbitrary code on the Windows system.
- Record
CVE-2021-47881- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4288
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 version 4.5.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite memory by manipulating the milstd1553result.txt file. Attackers can craft a malicious file with carefully constructed payload and alignment sections to potentially execute arbitrary code on the Windows system.
- Record
EUVD-2026-4288- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f869-2w7m-q4p9
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 version 4.5.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that...
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 version 4.5.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite memory by manipulating the milstd1553result.txt file. Attackers can craft a malicious file with carefully constructed payload and alignment sections to potentially execute arbitrary code on the Windows system.
- Record
GHSA-f869-2w7m-q4p9- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
dataSIMS Avionics ARINC 664-1 version 4.5.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite memory by manipulating the milstd1553result.txt file. Attackers can craft a malicious file with carefully constructed payload and alignment sections to potentially execute arbitrary code on the Windows system.
- Record
CVE-2021-47881- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | kagancapar/CVE-2021-47881 | 2026-08-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47881 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Data Device Corporation Datasims Avionics Arinc, published January 23, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.