CVE-2020-28723 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in the IPv6 parameter handling allows attackers to cause resource exhaustion and 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-2020-28723?

CVE-2020-28723 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory leak in IPv6Param::setAddress in CloudAvid PParam 1.3.1.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28723?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cloudavid Pparam.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28723 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-2020-28723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vxh2-q8h5-jj8f.

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