Buffer overflow in Altran Picotcp

CVE-2020-17443

An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for creating an ICMPv6 echo replies doesn't check whether the ICMPv6 echo request packet's size is shorter than 8 bytes. If the size of the incoming ICMPv6 request packet is shorter than t…

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17443?
CVE-2020-17443 is a high-severity vulnerability in Altran Picotcp, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-17443?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.