7.5
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-24335

First published: Tue Feb 02 2021(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in uIP through 1.0, as used in Contiki and Contiki-NG. Domain name parsing lacks bounds checks, allowing an attacker to corrupt memory with crafted DNS packets.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Uip Project Uip<=1.0
Contiki-ng Contiki-ng
Contiki-os Contiki
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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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-24335.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software is uIP through version 1.0, as used in Contiki and Contiki-NG.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-24335?

    The severity of CVE-2020-24335 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

  • How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted DNS packets to the affected system.

  • Are there any patches or fixes available for this vulnerability?

    Patch information for CVE-2020-24335 can be found in the references provided.

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