VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-6996
A specially crafted message may cause a stack-based buffer overflow.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Triangle MicroWorks DNP3 Outstation LibrariesDNP3 Outstation .NET Protocol components and DNP3 Outstation ANSI C source code libraries are affected:3.16.00 through 3.25.01. A specially crafted message may cause a stack-based buffer overflow. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Affected
- trianglemicroworks/dnp3 source code library
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-105-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-105-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.