Buffer overflow in Openwrt

CVE-2020-7248

libubox in OpenWrt before 18.06.7 and 19.x before 19.07.1 has a tagged binary data JSON serialization vulnerability that may cause a stack based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Openwrt — versions 19.07.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7248?
CVE-2020-7248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openwrt, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-7248?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7248 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.