CVE-2020-25767

Published Aug 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in HCC Embedded NicheStack IPv4 4.1. The dnc_copy_in routine for parsing DNS domain names does not check whether a domain name compression pointer is pointing within the bounds of the packet (e.g., forward compression pointer jumps are allowed), which leads to an Out-of-bounds Read, and a Denial-of-Service as a consequence.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18418 An issue was discovered in HCC Embedded NicheStack IPv4 4.1. The dnc_copy_in routine for parsing DNS domain names does not check whether a domain name compression pointer is pointing within the bounds of the packet (e.g., forward compression pointer jumps are allowed), which leads to an Out-of-bounds Read, and a Denial-of-Service as a consequence.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:40 PM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 18, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM