CVE-2020-17528 is a vulnerability in Apache Nuttx
Published on December 9, 2020
Apache NuttX (incubating) Out of Bound Write from invalid TCP Urgent length
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying arbitrary urgent data pointer offsets within TCP packets including beyond the length of the packet.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2020-17528 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache NuttX (incubating):- Version unspecified and below 9.1.1 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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