CVE-2020-16986 Azure Sphere Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Azure Sphere devices, requiring users to apply Microsoft security patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-16986?
CVE-2020-16986 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere, published on 11 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Azure Sphere Denial of Service Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Sphere.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-16986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Sphere
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75hw-5m2m-hf8p.