CVE-2020-10059 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-10059

UpdateHub Module Explicitly Disables TLS Verification

Vulnerability Description

The UpdateHub module disables DTLS peer checking, which allows for a man in the middle attack. This is mitigated by firmware images requiring valid signatures. However, there is no benefit to using DTLS without the peer checking. See NCC-ZEP-018 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 2.1.0 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

Timeline

Official Publish: May 11th, 2020
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-295

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Credential Access
T1040 Network Sniffing
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact