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CVE-2020-24341: An issue was discovered in picoTCP and picoTCP-NG through 1.7.0. The TCP input data processing function in pico_tcp.c does not validate the length of incoming TCP packets, which leads to an out-of-...

CVE-2020-24341 · published 5 years ago
Summary

An issue was discovered in picoTCP and picoTCP-NG through 1.7.0. The TCP input data processing function in pico_tcp.c does not validate the length of incoming TCP packets, which leads to an out-of-bounds read when assembling received packets into a data segment, eventually causing Denial-of-Service ...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
altran picotcp <= 1.7.0
cpe:2.3:a:altran:picotcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
altran picotcp-ng <= 1.7.0
cpe:2.3:a:altran:picotcp-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in picoTCP and picoTCP-NG through 1.7.0. The TCP input data processing function in pico_tcp.c does not validate the length of incoming TCP packets, which leads to an out-of-...
An issue was discovered in picoTCP and picoTCP-NG through 1.7.0. The TCP input data processing function in pico_tcp.c does not validate the length of incoming TCP packets, which leads to an out-of-bounds read when assembling received packets into a data segment, eventually causing Denial-of-Service or an information leak.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
9.1 Critical
Exploitation
5% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
Timeline
Published11 Dec 2020
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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