NULL pointer dereference in Crimson - CVE-2020-27279
Published: January 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49287
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27279
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the protocol converter. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted packet to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Crimson
How to mitigate CVE-2020-27279
Install updates from vendor's website.
Crimson - update to 3119.001