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CVE-2021-38177

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2021 at 11:24 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCommoncryptolib

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Commoncryptolib· SAP
95%
v ≤ 8.5.38v < 8.5.38
Affected range stops below 8.5.38, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165749/SAP-CommonCryptoLib-Null-Pointer-Dereference.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jan/74
x_refsource_MISCPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3051787
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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