CVE-2020-15690

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Published Jan 30, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Nim before 1.2.6, the standard library asyncftpclient lacks a check for whether a message contains a newline character.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-7677	In Nim before 1.2.6, the standard library asyncftpclient lacks a check for whether a message contains a newline character.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.219% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/3
https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-asyncftpd-crlf-injection/
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim#L145
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.6
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2020-15690

History

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Subscriptions

Nim-lang Nim

Weaknesses

CWE-74

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 30, 2021, 5:12 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM
Reserved: Jul 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 30, 2021, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM

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