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Azure Sphere CVE-2020-16985

MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2020-11-11 secure@microsoft.com
Microsoft Information Disclosure Azure Sphere
6.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
6.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 11, 2020 - 07:15 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionCVE.org

Azure Sphere Information Disclosure Vulnerability

AnalysisAI

Azure Sphere Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.2), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908), which allows attackers to access uninitialized memory causing crashes or information disclosure. Affected products include: Microsoft Azure Sphere.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Initialize all variables, use compiler warnings for uninitialized access, use memory-safe languages.

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