Vulnerability identifier: #VU34421
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
VxWorks
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Description
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 VxWorks 6.8.3 IPNET CVE patches created in 2019 has a NULL Pointer Dereference. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
VxWorks: 5.5 - 6.8
External links
http://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve&on=view&id=CVE-2020-10664
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.