Buffer overflow in Fieldcomm Group Hart-Ip Developer Kit

CVE-2020-16209

A malicious attacker could exploit the interface of the Fieldcomm Group HART-IP (release 1.0.0.0) by constructing messages with sufficiently large payloads to overflow the internal buffer and crash the device, or obtain control of the device.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (70.6th 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

  • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16209?
CVE-2020-16209 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fieldcomm Group Hart-Ip Developer Kit, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-16209?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.