Network HW: Uncaught Exception Enables Remote DoS
CVE-2025-20637 Published on February 3, 2025

In network HW, there is a possible system hang due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00399035; Issue ID: MSV-2380.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-20637 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. 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.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Uncaught Exception

An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught. When an exception is not caught, it may cause the program to crash or expose sensitive information.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-20637

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Affected Versions

MediaTek, Inc. MT7981, MT7986 Version SDK release 7.6.7.0 and before is affected by CVE-2025-20637

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.23%
Percentile
45.77%

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