CVE-2020-17469 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2020-17469
Vulnerability Scoring

7.5
/10
Very High Risk

Highly exploitable, CVE-2020-17469 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2020-17469 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕡 12 Oct 2023, 18:31 UTC
Originally published on: 🕚 11 Dec 2020, 23:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 1034 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2020-17469 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-17469: An issue was discovered in FNET through 4.6.4. The code for IPv6 fragment reassembly tries to access a previous fragment starting from a network incoming fragment that still doesn't have a reference to the previous one (which supposedly resides in the reassembly list). When faced with an incoming fragment that belongs to a non-empty fragment list, IPv6 reassembly must check that there are no empty holes between the fragments: this leads to an uninitialized pointer dereference in _fnet_ip6_reassembly in fnet_ip6.c, and causes Denial-of-Service.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2020-17469

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2020-17469 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2020-17469

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2020-17469 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2020-17469, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-17469, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2020-17469 has no significant impact on data confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2020-17469 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2020-17469 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.284% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 68.93% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 31.069999999999993% of others.

CVE-2020-17469 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-824

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:updated:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.3:updated:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:butok:fnet:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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