CVE-2020-8285 vulnerability in Haxx and Other Products
Published on December 14, 2020
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-8285 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
CVE-2020-8285 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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