Vulnerability in Jtechdigital H.264 Iptv Encoder 1080p\@60hz

CVE-2020-24214

An issue was discovered in the box application on HiSilicon based IPTV/H.264/H.265 video encoders. Attackers can send a crafted unauthenticated RTSP request to cause a buffer overflow and application crash. The device will not be able to perform its main purpose of video encoding and streaming for up to a minute, until it automatically reboots. Attackers can send malicious requests once a minute, effectively disabling the device.

EPSS: 0.354 (98.3th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24214?
CVE-2020-24214 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jtechdigital H.264 Iptv Encoder 1080p\@60hz. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-24214?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24214 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.