CVE-2020-17445 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in picoTCP's IPv6 destination options processing can lead to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-17445?
CVE-2020-17445 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for processing the IPv6 destination options does not check for a valid length of the destination options header. This results in an Out-of-Bounds Read, and, depending on the memory protection mechanism, this may result in Denial-of-Service in pico_ipv6_process_destopt() in pico_ipv6.c.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17445?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Altran Picotcp.
How do I fix CVE-2020-17445?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-17445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-17445 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17445 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcfc-3847-rccf.