Double Free in VxWorks - CVE-2020-10647

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Double Free in VxWorks - CVE-2020-10647

Published: April 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27381
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10647
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Affected software:
VxWorks

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the VxWorks tftp client library. A remote attacker can trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-10647

Install updates from vendor's website.

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