CVE-2020-24341

Description

An issue was discovered in picoTCP and picoTCP-NG through 1.7.0. The TCP input data processing function in pico_tcp.c does not validate the length of incoming TCP packets, which leads to an out-of-bounds read when assembling received packets into a data segment, eventually causing Denial-of-Service or an information leak.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory cisa.gov Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128 third party advisory us government resource
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24341?
CVE-2020-24341 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24341?
To fix CVE-2020-24341, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-24341 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-24341 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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