CVE-2020-20227: Medium severity mikrotik routeros vulnerability

Published May 18, 2021
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Updated

Mikrotik RouterOs stable 6.47 suffers from a memory corruption vulnerability in the /nova/bin/diskd process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to invalid memory access.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Mikrotik RouterOS=6.47

Event History

May 18, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:10 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-20227?

CVE-2020-20227 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Mikrotik RouterOs stable 6.47.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-20227?

CVE-2020-20227 has a severity rating of 6.5, which is considered medium.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2020-20227?

Users of Mikrotik RouterOs stable 6.47 are affected by CVE-2020-20227.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-20227?

An authenticated remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-20227 to cause a Denial of Service by triggering invalid memory access.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-20227?

Yes, it is recommended to update to a version of Mikrotik RouterOs that is not affected by CVE-2020-20227.

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