CVE-2020-24335

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Published Feb 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in uIP through 1.0, as used in Contiki and Contiki-NG. Domain name parsing lacks bounds checks, allowing an attacker to corrupt memory with crafted DNS packets.

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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:uip_project:uip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:contiki-os:contiki:-:::::::*

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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-2020-17069	An issue was discovered in uIP through 1.0, as used in Contiki and Contiki-NG. Domain name parsing lacks bounds checks, allowing an attacker to corrupt memory with crafted DNS packets.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.1% (3.081% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/adamdunkels/uip
https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng
https://github.com/contiki-os/contiki
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Contiki-ng Contiki-ng

Contiki-os Contiki

Uip Project Uip

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 2, 2021, 6:13 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:12 PM
Reserved: Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 2, 2021, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM

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