First published: Fri Dec 11 2020(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for processing the IPv6 destination options does not check for a valid length of the destination options header. This results in an Out-of-Bounds Read, and, depending on the memory protection mechanism, this may result in Denial-of-Service in pico_ipv6_process_destopt() in pico_ipv6.c.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Altran picoTCP | <=1.7.0 | |
Multiple (open source) picoTCP-NG, Version 1.7.0 and prior | ||
Multiple (open source) picoTCP (EOL), Version 1.7.0 and prior | ||
Multiple (open source) FNET, Version 4.6.3 | ||
Multiple (open source) Nut/Net, Version 5.1 and prior |
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CVE-2020-17445 is a vulnerability in picoTCP 1.7.0 that allows for an Out-of-Bounds Read and potential Denial-of-Service.
The severity of CVE-2020-17445 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.5.
CVE-2020-17445 affects picoTCP version 1.7.0 by not checking for a valid length of the IPv6 destination options header, leading to the vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2020-17445, it is recommended to update to a version of picoTCP that is not affected.
More information about CVE-2020-17445 can be found at the following references: [US-CERT Advisory](https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01) and [CERT Vulnerability Note](https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128).