Out-of-bounds read in NicheStack TCP/IPv4 - CVE-2020-35683
Published: August 4, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55565
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-2020-35683
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 boundary condition in the ICMP component. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
Affected software
NicheStack TCP/IPv4
NicheLite
InterNiche stack
NicheLite
InterNiche stack
How to mitigate CVE-2020-35683
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
NicheLite - update to 4.3
InterNiche stack - update to 4.3
InterNiche stack - update to 4.3