Out-of-bounds Read in Contiki-ng

CVE-2020-24334

The code that processes DNS responses in uIP through 1.0, as used in Contiki and Contiki-NG, does not check whether the number of responses specified in the DNS packet header corresponds to the response data available in the DNS packet, le…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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-2020-24334?
CVE-2020-24334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contiki-ng, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-24334?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.