High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40523
CVE-2021-40523
Description
In Contiki 3.0, Telnet option negotiation is mishandled. During negotiation between a server and a client, the server may fail to give the WILL/WONT or DO/DONT response for DO and WILL commands because of improper handling of exception condition, which leads to property violations and denial of service. Specifically, a server sometimes sends no response, because a fixed buffer space is available for all responses and that space may have been exhausted.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=3.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/contiki-os/contiki/issues/2686nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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