Vulnerability in Nim-lang Nim

CVE-2020-15690

In Nim before 1.2.6, the standard library asyncftpclient lacks a check for whether a message contains a newline character.

EPSS: 0.032 (86.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15690?
CVE-2020-15690 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nim-lang Nim, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-15690?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.