cve-2021-36798
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-09 12:38
Modified
2024-08-04 01:01
Severity ?
Summary
A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in Team Server in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike 4.2 and 4.3. It allows remote attackers to crash the C2 server thread and block beacons' communication with it.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://labs.sentinelone.com/hotcobalt-new-cobalt-strike-dos-vulnerability-that-lets-you-halt-operations/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.cobaltstrike.com/releasenotes.txtRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://labs.sentinelone.com/hotcobalt-new-cobalt-strike-dos-vulnerability-that-lets-you-halt-operations/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.cobaltstrike.com/releasenotes.txtRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
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