Improper Input Validation 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
    0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-NICMXFORTVALIDATOR-7830488
  • published 25 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 24 Aug 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

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

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation due to improper handling of an empty signedAttributes field in signed objects received from RPKI repositories. An attacker can cause the application to crash, leading to Route Origin Validation unavailability and potentially compromised routing.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
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)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None