CVE-2020-17445: altran picotcp Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-17445 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in altran picotcp. EPSS estimates a 2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in picoTCP 1.7.0. The code for processing the IPv6 destination options does not check for a valid length of the destination options header. This results in an Out-of-Bounds Read, and, depending on the memory protection mechanism, this may result in Denial-of-Service in pico_ipv6_process_destopt() in pico_ipv6.c.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.89%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.89% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Altran1 product
- picotcp≤ 1.7.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01X Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource