CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-13529

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd 245. A specially crafted DHCP FORCERENEW packet can cause a server running the DHCP client to be vulnerable to a DHCP ACK spoofing attack. An attacker can forge a pair of FORCERENEW and DCHP ACK packets to reconfigure the server.

How to fix

Remediation Available
systemdDebian
Fixed in:249.4-2CVE-2020-13529
Fixed in:249.4-2CVE-2020-13529
Fixed in:249.4-2CVE-2020-13529
systemdUbuntu
Fixed in:229-4ubuntu21.31+esm1USN-5013-2
Fixed in:237-3ubuntu10.49USN-5013-1
Fixed in:245.4-4ubuntu3.10USN-5013-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

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