Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2020-17529Apache NuttX (incubating) Out of Bound Write from invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds write in Apache NuttX (incubating) from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 13.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache NuttX (incubating) | unspecified – through 9.1.010.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-787
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4d71ae3ab96b589835b94ba7ac4cb88a704e7307bceefeab749366f3%40%3Cdev.nuttx.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20201209 CVE-2020-17529: Apache NuttX (incubating) Out of Bound Write from invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST