Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-24338
An issue was discovered in picoTCP through 1.7.0. The DNS domain name record decompression functionality in pico_dns_decompress_name() in pico_dns_common.c does not validate the compression pointer offset values with respect to the actual data present in a DNS response packet, causing out-of-bounds writes that lead to Denial-of-Service and Remote Code Execution.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2020-24338
- cpe:2.3:a:altran:picotcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-24338
85.58%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-24338
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-24338
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-24338
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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128
VU#815128 - Embedded TCP/IP stacks have memory corruption vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01
Multiple Embedded TCP/IP Stacks | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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