Memory leak in Nanopb - CVE-2020-26243
Published: May 31, 2023 / Updated: November 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76723
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-2020-26243
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Affected software
Nanopb
Ubuntu
nanopb (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
nanopb (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-26243
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nanopb - addressed in versions 0.3.9.7, 0.4.4
nanopb (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
nanopb (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro