CVE-2020-8916
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A memory leak in Openthread's wpantund versions up to commit 0e5d1601febb869f583e944785e5685c6c747be7, when used in an environment where wpanctl is directly interfacing with the control driver (eg: debug environments) can allow an attacker to crash the service (DoS). We recommend updating, or to restrict access in your debug environments.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-8916
- Assigner
- cve-coordination@google.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-07-07T21:15:10
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-07-16T18:26:47
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openthread:wpantund:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2020-05-28 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/openthread/wpantund/pull/468/commits/0e5d1601febb869f583e944785e5685c6c747be7 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8916 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8916 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:40:37 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 19:16:23 | security@google.com | cve-coordination@google.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-04 19:16:23 | 2020-07-07T21:15Z | 2020-07-07T21:15:10 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 19:16:23 | 2020-07-16T18:26:47 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 19:16:23 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |