CVE-2020-27483 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2020-27483
Vulnerability Scoring

9.9
/10
Critical Risk

As a catastrophic security flaw, CVE-2020-27483 has severe implications, demanding immediate intervention.

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: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Changed
    Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2020-27483 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕝 02 Dec 2020, 14:55 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 16 Nov 2020, 21:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 15 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2020-27483 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-27483: Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Array index error. The component is: ConnectIQ TVM. The attack vector is: To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker must upload a malicious ConnectIQ application to the ConnectIQ store. The ConnectIQ program interpreter trusts the offset provided for the stack value duplication instruction, DUP. The offset is unchecked and memory prior to the start of the execution stack can be read and treated as a TVM object. A successful exploit could use the vulnerability to leak runtime information such as the heap handle or pointer for a number of TVM context variables. Some reachable values may be controlled enough to forge a TVM object on the stack, leading to possible remote code execution.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2020-27483

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2020-27483 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-2020-27483

CVE-2020-27483 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

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-2020-27483, 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-2020-27483, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2020-27483 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2020-27483 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2020-27483 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: 0.336% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 71.45% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 28.549999999999997% of others.

CVE-2020-27483 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-129

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Overflow Buffers CAPEC-100 Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an adversary. As a consequence, an adversary is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the adversaries' choice.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:h:garmin:forerunner_235:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:h:garmin:forerunner_235:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Protect Your Infrastructure against CVE-2020-27483: Combat Critical CVE Threats

Stay updated with real-time CVE vulnerabilities and take action to secure your systems. Enhance your cybersecurity posture with the latest threat intelligence and mitigation techniques. Develop the skills necessary to defend against CVEs and secure critical infrastructures. Join the top cybersecurity professionals safeguarding today's infrastructures.

Other 5 Recently Published CVEs Vulnerabilities

  • CVE-2025-2220 – A vulnerability was found in Odyssey CMS up to 10.34. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /modules/o...
  • CVE-2025-2219 – A vulnerability was found in LoveCards LoveCardsV2 up to 2.3.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /...
  • CVE-2025-2218 – A vulnerability has been found in LoveCards LoveCardsV2 up to 2.3.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file...
  • CVE-2025-2217 – A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in zzskzy Warehouse Refinement Management System 1.3. This affects the function Proces...
  • CVE-2025-2216 – A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in zzskzy Warehouse Refinement Management System 1.3. Affected by this issue is t...