What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-25107?

CVE-2020-25107 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 52.3%.

Nut Os CVE-2020-25107

CRITICAL

Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

2020-12-11 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow RCE Information Disclosure Nut Os

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 11, 2020 - 23:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in the DNS implementation in Ethernut in Nut/OS 5.1. There is no check on whether a domain name has '\0' termination. This may lead to successful Denial-of-Service, and possibly Remote Code Execution.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in the DNS implementation in Ethernut in Nut/OS 5.1. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. An issue was discovered in the DNS implementation in Ethernut in Nut/OS 5.1. There is no check on whether a domain name has '\0' termination. This may lead to successful Denial-of-Service, and possibly Remote Code Execution. Affected products include: Ethernut Nut\/Os.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.