CVE-2020-13529

Published May 10, 2021

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.1
Impact score
4
Exploitability score
1.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.1
Impact score
4
Exploitability score
1.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.9
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
5.5
Vector string
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-290
talos-cna@cisco.com
CWE-290

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations