CVE-2020-27338 Denial of service in n/a
An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in the Treck IPv6 DHCPv6 client.
- 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-2020-27338?
CVE-2020-27338 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Treck IPv6 before 6.0.1.68. Improper Input Validation in the DHCPv6 client component allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause an Out of Bounds Read, and possibly a Denial of Service via adjacent network access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27338?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Treck Ipv6.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27338?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27338 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-2020-27338 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27338 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v93-8mhc-6mf8.