High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-38386
CVE-2021-38386
Description
In Contiki 3.0, a buffer overflow in the Telnet service allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service because the ls command is mishandled when a directory has many files with long names.
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Affected products
3- Contiki/Contikidescription
=3.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: =3.0
- cpe:2.3:o:contiki-os:contiki:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/contiki-os/contiki/issues/2687nvdThird Party Advisory
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