7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-25927
NicheStack DNS Out-of-bounds Read Denial of Service
Description

The DNS feature in InterNiche NicheStack TCP/IP 4.0.1 is affected by: Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: a denial of service (remote). The component is: DNS response processing in function: dns_upcall(). The attack vector is: a specific DNS response packet. The code does not check whether the number of queries/responses specified in the DNS packet header corresponds to the query/response data available in the DNS packet.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 26, 2021, 6:23 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25927 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hcc-embedded nichestack_tcp\/ip
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-25927.

URL Resource
http://www.iniche.com/source-code/networking-stack/nichestack.php Broken Link
https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/ Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25927 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.iniche.com/source-code/networking-stack/nichestack.php No Types Assigned http://www.iniche.com/source-code/networking-stack/nichestack.php Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/ No Types Assigned https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/ Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hcc-embedded:nichestack_tcp\/ip:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.00%

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0.51614

percentile

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