CVE-2020-8916

Memory leak in wpanctl can lead to DoS

Published Jul 7, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A memory leak in Openthread's wpantund versions up to commit 0e5d1601febb869f583e944785e5685c6c747be7, when used in an environment where wpanctl is directly interfacing with the control driver (eg: debug environments) can allow an attacker to crash the service (DoS). We recommend updating, or to restrict access in your debug environments.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29751 A memory leak in Openthread's wpantund versions up to commit 0e5d1601febb869f583e944785e5685c6c747be7, when used in an environment where wpanctl is directly interfacing with the control driver (eg: debug environments) can allow an attacker to crash the service (DoS). We recommend updating, or to restrict access in your debug environments.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Google
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:12 AM
Reserved
Feb 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM