Vulnerability in Ripe Rpki Validator 3
CVE-2020-16164
An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.009 (56.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ripe Rpki_validator_3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16164?
- CVE-2020-16164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ripe Rpki Validator 3, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16164?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16164 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.