CVE-2020-8916

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-8916
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-07 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-07-16 18:26:00 UTC
DescriptionA memory leak in Openthread's wpantund versions up to commit 0e5d1601febb869f583e944785e5685c6c747be7, when used in an environment where wpanctl is directly interfacing with the control driver (eg: debug environments) can allow an attacker to crash the service (DoS). We recommend updating, or to restrict access in your debug environments.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-401

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openthread Wpantund All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[wpanctl] free dbus connection and error on exit. by abtink · Pull Request #468 · openthread/wpantund · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Rushikesh D. Nandedkar

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