CVE-2020-10022 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2020-10022

UpdateHub Module Copies a Variable-Size Hash String Into a Fixed-Size Array

Vulnerability Description

A malformed JSON payload that is received from an UpdateHub server may trigger memory corruption in the Zephyr OS. This could result in a denial of service in the best case, or code execution in the worst case. See NCC-NCC-016 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 2.1.0 and later versions. version 2.2.0 and later versions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • NCC Group for report

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Affected Vendor

zephyrproject-rtos

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Affected Software

zephyr
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.0, 2.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 11th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control