CVE-2021-47973

Description

Sticky Notes Widget 3.0.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by pasting excessively long character strings into note fields. Attackers can generate a payload containing 350000 repeated characters and paste it twice into a new note to trigger an application crash on iOS devices.

CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0005

Probability of exploitation

0.16%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-789 CWE-789

References

Other References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49978 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sticky-notes-widget-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-47973? +

Sticky Notes Widget 3.0.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by pasting excessively long character strings into note fields. Attackers can generate a payload containing 350000 repeated characters and paste it twice into a new note to trigger an application crash on iOS devices. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2021-47973? +

CVE-2021-47973 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0005, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2021-47973? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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