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CVE-2020-25928

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The DNS feature in InterNiche NicheStack TCP/IP 4.0.1 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (remote). The component is: DNS response processing functions: dns_upcall(), getoffset(), dnc_set_answer(). The attack vector is: a specific DNS response packet. The code does not check the "response data length" field of individual DNS answers, which may cause out-of-bounds read/write operations, leading to Information leak, Denial-or-Service, or Remote Code Execution, depending on the context.

Affected products

• Hcc-Embedded Nichestack Tcp/Ip: 4.0.1

References

• https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209
• https://www.forescout.com/blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack/
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608209

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