Out-of-bounds Read in Ethernut Nut\/os

CVE-2020-25110

An issue was discovered in the DNS implementation in Ethernut in Nut/OS 5.1. The length byte of a domain name in a DNS query/response is not checked, and is used for internal memory operations. This may lead to successful Denial-of-Service…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.523 (98.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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-2020-25110?
CVE-2020-25110 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ethernut Nut\/os, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-25110?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25110 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.