7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-5895
NGINX Controller Local File Write and Segmentation Fault Vulnerability
Description

On NGINX Controller versions 3.1.0-3.3.0, AVRD uses world-readable and world-writable permissions on its socket, which allows processes or users on the local system to write arbitrary data into the socket. A local system attacker can make AVRD segmentation fault (SIGSEGV) by writing malformed messages to the socket.

INFO

Published Date :

May 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5895 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 F5 nginx_controller
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-2020-5895.

URL Resource
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200522-0001/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95120415 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5895 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200522-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95120415 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95120415 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.4.0
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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