Input validation error in NicheStack TCP/IPv4 - CVE-2020-25926
Published: August 4, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55569
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25926
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: InterNiche Technologies
Affected software:
NicheStack TCP/IPv4
NicheStack TCP/IPv4
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the DNS client does not set sufficiently random transaction IDs in the DNSv4 component. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a cache poisoning attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-25926
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.