CVE-2020-24334 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNS response processing code of uIP through version 1.0, affecting Contiki and Contiki-NG. This flaw arises because the software fails to validate if the number of DNS responses declared in the packet header matches the actual data, leading to a Denial-of-Service condition. Rated 8.2 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, primarily impacting availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uip_project:uip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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