CVE-2020-17529
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CVE-2020-17529 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.. EPSS estimates a 2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Nuttx | <= 9.1.0 |
| Apache | Nuttx | 10.0.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/09/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/09/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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