CVE-2020-11940 Memory corruption in n/a
A network attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the nDPI library via malformed SSH messages, potentially causing crashes or leaking memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-11940?
CVE-2020-11940 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In nDPI through 3.2 Stable, an out-of-bounds read in concat_hash_string in ssh.c can be exploited by a network-positioned attacker that can send malformed SSH protocol messages on a network segment monitored by nDPI's library.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ntop Ndpi.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11940?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-11940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11940, GHSA-h3c2-96hp-53g3.