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CVE-2016-20009
A DNS client stack-based buffer overflow in ipdnsc_decode_name() affects Wind River VxWorks 6.5 through 7.
Published 5 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A DNS client stack-based buffer overflow in ipdnsc_decode_name() affects Wind River VxWorks 6.5 through 7. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- blog.exodusintel.com /2016/08/09/vxworks-execute-my-packets/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- cert-portal.siemens.com /productcert/pdf/ssa-553445.pdf · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-20009
- NVD: CVE-2016-20009
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