CVE-2020-6007: philips hue_bridge_v2_firmware Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-6007 is a high (CVSS 7.9) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in philips hue_bridge_v2_firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 23-01-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Philips Hue Bridge model 2.X prior to and including version 1935144020 contains a Heap-based Buffer Overflow when handling a long ZCL string during the commissioning phase, resulting in a remote code execution.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.