CVE-2020-8916 is a memory leak vulnerability affecting Openthread's wpantund versions up to commit 0e5d1601febb869f583e944785e5685c6c747be7. This flaw, occurring when wpanctl directly interfaces with the control driver in debug environments, can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) by crashing the service. Rated CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM, it has a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-05-28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openthread:wpantund:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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