Buffer overflow in Sealevel"
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the HandleSeaCloudMessage functionality of Sealevel Systems, Inc. SeaConnect 370W v1.3.34. The HandleIncomingSeaCloudMessage function uses at [4] the json_object_get_string to populate the p_payload global variable. The p_payload is only 0x100 bytes long, and the total MQTT message could be up to 0x201 bytes. Because the function json_object_get_string will fill str based on the length of the json’s value and not the actual str size, this would result in a possible out-of-bounds write.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sealevel" | Sealevel Systems, Inc. SeaConnect 370W v1.3.34 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sealevel" Vendor— Affected Sealevel Systems, Inc. SeaConnect 370W v1.3.34 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjf2-5mh5-257q
References
More Sealevel Seaconnect 370w Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05006 Stack-based buffer overflow in Sealevel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05005 Stack-based buffer overflow in Sealevel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-05010 Improper access control in Sealevel CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-05009 Improper access control in Sealevel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2021-05013 Improper input validation in Sealevel CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2021-05007 Heap-based buffer overflow in Sealevel CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-21969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjf2-5mh5-257q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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