CVE-2020-27523

Public Exploit

Description

Solstice-Pod up to 5.0.2 WEBRTC server mishandles the format-string specifiers %x; %p; %c and %s in the screen_key, display_name, browser_name, and operation_system parameter during the authentication process. This may crash the server and force Solstice-Pod to reboot, which leads to a denial of service.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mersive.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGW_M1MqAG0 third party advisory exploit
https://twitter.com/Kevin2600/status/1316261149403275264 third party advisory
https://documentation.mersive.com/content/topics/general-gen2i-pod-specs.htm product vendor advisory
https://tiger-team-1337.blogspot.com/2020/10/solstice-pod-critical-unauthenticated.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27523?
CVE-2020-27523 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-27523?
To fix CVE-2020-27523, 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-2020-27523 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-27523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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