CVE-2020-13529

Summary

CVECVE-2020-13529
StatePUBLISHED
Assignertalos
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-10 16:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 10:17:27 UTC
DescriptionAn exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-290 | CWE-290 CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.0[email protected]Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.0CNADECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary2.9AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager - All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Application Systemd Project Systemd 245 - All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Systemd affected Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Systemd 245 Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
oss-security - Re: Pop!_OS Membership to linux-distros list af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: systemd-246.15-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
TALOS-2020-1142 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 talosintelligence.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
systemd: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-48) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Pop!_OS Membership to linux-distros list af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2020-13529 Systemd Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Pop!_OS Membership to linux-distros list af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA:FEDORA-2021-166e461c8d MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159494 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for NetworkManager (ELSA-2021-4361)
  • 198434 Ubuntu Security Notification for systemd vulnerabilities (USN-5013-1)
  • 239783 Red Hat Update for networkmanager security (RHSA-2021:4361)
  • 281739 Fedora Security Update for systemd (FEDORA-2021-166e461c8d)
  • 354074 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for systemd : ALAS2-2022-1854
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 670821 EulerOS Security Update for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2021-2700)
  • 670837 EulerOS Security Update for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2021-2725)
  • 670979 EulerOS Security Update for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2021-2647)
  • 671009 EulerOS Security Update for NetworkManager (EulerOS-SA-2021-2665)
  • 671030 EulerOS Security Update for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2021-2676)
  • 671242 EulerOS Security Update for NetworkManager (EulerOS-SA-2022-1178)
  • 671243 EulerOS Security Update for systemd (EulerOS-SA-2022-1192)
  • 710021 Gentoo Linux systemd Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-48)
  • 751002 OpenSUSE Security Update for systemd (openSUSE-SU-2021:2809-1)
  • 940228 AlmaLinux Security Update for NetworkManager (ALSA-2021:4361)
  • 960880 Rocky Linux Security Update for NetworkManager (RLSA-2021:4361)

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