CVE-2020-17529 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the TCP stack of Apache NuttX versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0. An attacker can corrupt memory by providing an invalid fragmentation offset in the IP header, but only if CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags are enabled. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and low complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nuttx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nuttx:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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