CVE-2020-23741 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a system crash (BSOD) in AnyView network monitoring software using a constructed program.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-23741?

CVE-2020-23741 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In AnyView (network police) network monitoring software 4.6.0.1, there is a local denial of service vulnerability in AnyView, attackers can use a constructed program to cause a computer crash (BSOD).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Amoisoft Anyview.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23741 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-2020-23741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4hhp-72c4-mc6m.

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