Out-of-bounds Read in Altran Picotcp

CVE-2020-17445

An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for processing the IPv6 destination options does not check for a valid length of the destination options header. This results in an Out-of-Bounds Read, and, depending on the memory protect…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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-2020-17445?
CVE-2020-17445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Altran Picotcp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-17445?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-17445 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.