CVE-2020-17445 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting picoTCP 1.7.0, specifically within its IPv6 destination options processing. The flaw, an Out-of-Bounds Read (CWE-125), stems from a lack of length validation for the destination options header, potentially leading to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:altran:picotcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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