Buffer overflow in Apache Nuttx
CVE-2020-17528
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying arbitrary urgent data pointer offsets within TCP packets including beyond the length of the packet.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.032 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Apache Nuttx — versions 10.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Nuttx (Incubating) — versions unspecified, 10.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f4215aba288660b41b7e731b6262c8275fa476e91e527a74… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/09/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-17528?
- CVE-2020-17528 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Nuttx, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-17528?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.