CVE-2020-25577

Published Mar 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r368250, 11.4-STABLE before r368253, 12.2-RELEASE before p1, 12.1-RELEASE before p11 and 11.4-RELEASE before p5 rtsold(8) does not verify that the RDNSS option does not extend past the end of the received packet before processing its contents. While the kernel currently ignores such malformed packets, it passes them to userspace programs. Any programs expecting the kernel to do validation may be vulnerable to an overflow.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18257 In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r368250, 11.4-STABLE before r368253, 12.2-RELEASE before p1, 12.1-RELEASE before p11 and 11.4-RELEASE before p5 rtsold(8) does not verify that the RDNSS option does not extend past the end of the received packet before processing its contents. While the kernel currently ignores such malformed packets, it passes them to userspace programs. Any programs expecting the kernel to do validation may be vulnerable to an overflow.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
freebsd
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Sep 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 29, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM