# CVE-2020-11898: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can trigger an information leak in the Treck TCP/IP stack by exploiting improper handling of IPv4/ICMPv4 length parameters.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8hhv-42hq-p4q9

## What is CVE-2020-11898?

CVE-2020-11898 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Treck TCP/IP stack before 6.0.1.66 improperly handles an IPv4/ICMPv4 Length Parameter Inconsistency, which might allow remote attackers to trigger an information leak.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11898?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Treck Tcp\/Ip.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- This comprehensive package contains everything needed to detect, analyze, and remediate Ripple20 (CVE-2020-11898) vulnerabilities in your organization. (github_poc): https://github.com/Ransc0rp1on/Ripple20

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-25066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25066/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-11896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11896/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-11897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11897/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-11910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11910/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11909/): The Treck TCP/IP stack before 6.0.1.66 has an IPv4 Integer Underflow. (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11898 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11898

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