CVE-2020-26164

Description

In kdeconnect-kde (aka KDE Connect) before 20.08.2, an attacker on the local network could send crafted packets that trigger use of large amounts of CPU, memory, or network connection slots, aka a Denial of Service attack.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kdeconnect.kde.org/official/ product
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/releases third party advisory release notes
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176268 third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/ce0f00fc2d3eccb51d0af4eba61a4f60de086a59 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/542d94a70c56aa386c8d4d793481ce181b0422e8 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/613899be24b6e2a6b3e5cc719efce8ae8a122991 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/024e5f23db8d8ad3449714b906b46094baaffb89 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/4fbd01a3d44a0bcca888c49a77ec7cfd10e113d7 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/8112729eb0f13e6947984416118531078e65580d third party advisory patch
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201002-1.txt third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00016.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00018.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/13/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/13/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/14/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/30/1 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-16 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-26164?
CVE-2020-26164 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-26164?
To fix CVE-2020-26164, 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-2020-26164 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-26164 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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