CVE-2021-47821

7.5 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

CVE-2021-47821 is a denial of service vulnerability in RarmaRadio 2.72.8 where attackers can crash the application by overflowing network configuration fields with large character buffers. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of RarmaRadio, potentially disrupting audio streaming services.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • RarmaRadio
Versions: 2.72.8
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: All installations of RarmaRadio 2.72.8 are vulnerable regardless of configuration settings.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete application crash leading to service disruption, requiring manual restart and potentially causing data loss or corruption of configuration files.

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Likely Case

Application instability and crash, interrupting audio streaming functionality until the application is manually restarted.

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If Mitigated

No impact if the vulnerability is patched or workarounds are implemented to prevent buffer overflow.

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM - Attack requires access to the application's configuration interface, which may be exposed if the application is configured for remote administration.
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal attackers with access to the application interface could disrupt services, but requires local or network access to the vulnerable system.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: CONFIRMED
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Exploit requires access to the application's network configuration interface. Proof of concept involves pasting 100,000 character buffers into multiple network settings fields.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.73 or later

Vendor Advisory: http://www.raimersoft.com/

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Download latest version from official website. 2. Install over existing installation. 3. Restart RarmaRadio service.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Restrict Access to Configuration Interface

all

Limit network access to RarmaRadio configuration interface to trusted users only.

Input Validation

all

Implement input validation to reject excessively long strings in network configuration fields.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Isolate RarmaRadio instance on separate network segment with restricted access
  • Implement monitoring for application crashes and restart automation

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check RarmaRadio version in Help > About menu. If version is 2.72.8, system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

Check Help > About menu in RarmaRadio application

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify version is 2.73 or later in Help > About menu after patching.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Application crash logs
  • Unexpected termination events
  • Error messages related to buffer overflow

Network Indicators:

  • Multiple large data inputs to configuration interface
  • Unusual network traffic patterns to RarmaRadio ports

SIEM Query:

EventID: 1000 OR EventID: 1001 Source: RarmaRadio.exe

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