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TI-2021-15855 Aliases CVE-2021-38177GHSA-4m93-727g-c564

NULL pointer dereference in SAP CommonCryptoLib

Priority LOW 39CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

SAP CommonCryptoLib version 8.5.38 or lower is vulnerable to null pointer dereference vulnerability when an unauthenticated attacker sends crafted malicious data in the HTTP requests over the network, this causes the SAP application to crash and has high impact on the availability of the SAP system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03223 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SAPSAP CommonCryptoLib< 8.5.38 or lower—No fix listedCNA
  • SAP CommonCryptoLib VendorSAP Affected < 8.5.38 or lower Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:commoncryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.5.38VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:commoncryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.5.38 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38177
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m93-727g-c564

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2023-21149 Missing Authorization check in SAP CommonCryptoLib CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-21148 Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP CommonCryptoLib CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-07052 SAPCRYPTOLIB before 5.555.38, SAPSECULIB, and CommonCryptoLib before 8.4.30, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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