CVE-2020-25643
Linux Kernel HDLC_PPP Denial of Service Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:18 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-25643 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879981 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=66d42ed8b25b64eb63111a2b8582c5afc8bf1105 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.html Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0002/ Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774 Added Reference https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0002/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.29 up to (excluding) 4.4.238 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.238 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.200 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.148 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.68 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.8.12 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0002/ No Types Assigned https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0002/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12859:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13170:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13586:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13861:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0002/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201103-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879981 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1879981 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=66d42ed8b25b64eb63111a2b8582c5afc8bf1105 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=66d42ed8b25b64eb63111a2b8582c5afc8bf1105 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.8.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 06, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A memory corruption flaw in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7 in the HDLC_PPP module was found in the way it receives malformed packets by the PPP protocol. A remote user could use this flaw to crash the system or causing denial of service. A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} 0.00%
score
0.46101
percentile