Is CVE-2020-17446 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-17446 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-17446?

CVE-2020-17446 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-17446?

CVE-2020-17446 has an EPSS score of 2.42% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-17446?

Upgrade asyncpg on debian 11 to 0.21.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-17446

CRITICALEPSS 82th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

asyncpg before 0.21.0 allows a malicious PostgreSQL server to trigger a crash or execute arbitrary code (on a database client) via a crafted server response, because of access to an uninitialized pointer in the array data decoder.

CWE-824

How to fix

Remediation Available

asyncpgDebian

Fixed in:0.21.0-1CVE-2020-17446

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.debian.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.