Out-of-bounds Read in Butok Fnet

CVE-2020-24383

An issue was discovered in FNET through 4.6.4. The code for processing resource records in mDNS queries doesn't check for proper '\0' termination of the resource record name string, leading to an out-of-bounds read, and potentially causing information leak or Denial-or-Service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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-2020-24383?
CVE-2020-24383 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Butok Fnet, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-24383?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.