Auth bypass in Ecos Embedded Web Servers

CVE-2017-1000020

SYN Flood or FIN Flood attack in ECos 1 and other versions embedded devices results in web Authentication Bypass. "eCos Embedded Web Servers used by Multiple Routers and Home devices, while sending SYN Flood or FIN Flood packets fails to validate and handle the packets and does not ask for any sign of authentication resulting in Authentication Bypass. An attacker can take complete advantage of this bug and take over the device remotely or locally. The bug has been successfully tested and reproduced in some versions of SOHO Routers manufactured by TOTOLINK, GREATEK and others."

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000020?
CVE-2017-1000020 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ecos Embedded Web Servers, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000020?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.