CVE-2020-22283 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can access sensitive information via crafted ICMPv6 packets due to a buffer overflow in the lwIP network stack.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-22283?

CVE-2020-22283 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the icmp6_send_response_with_addrs_and_netif() function of Free Software Foundation lwIP version git head allows attackers to access sensitive information via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22283?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lwip Project Lwip.

How do I fix CVE-2020-22283?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2020-22283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22283, DLA-3655-1, GHSA-8gr9-6mc8-jj84, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22283.

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