Input validation error in Azure Sphere - CVE-2020-16986
Published: November 10, 2020 / Updated: November 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48244
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16986
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Azure Sphere
Azure Sphere
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16986
Install updates from vendor's website.