Buffer Overflow Affecting NICMx/FORT-validator package, versions [,1.6.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-NICMXFORTVALIDATOR-7830484
  • published 25 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 24 Aug 2024
  • credit Niklas Vogel, Haya Schulmann

How to fix?

Upgrade NICMx/FORT-validator to version 1.6.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow due to the handling of resource certificates with oversized Key Usage extensions. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by serving a crafted certificate from a malicious RPKI repository.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    Low
  • Availability (VA)
    Low
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None