Out-of-bounds Read in Butok Fnet

CVE-2020-17468

An issue was discovered in FNET through 4.6.4. The code for processing the hop-by-hop header (in the IPv6 extension headers) doesn't check for a valid length of an extension header, and therefore an out-of-bounds read can occur in _fnet_ip6_ext_header_handler_options in fnet_ip6.c, leading to Denial-of-Service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th 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)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17468?
CVE-2020-17468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Butok Fnet, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-17468?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.