CVE-2020-15690

In Nim before 1.2.6, the standard library asyncftpclient lacks a check for whether a message contains a newline character.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.6	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim#L145	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-asyncftpd-crlf-injection/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2020-15690	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/3	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-01-29 22:15

Updated : 2021-02-09 10:50

NVD link : CVE-2020-15690

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15690

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CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Products Affected

nim-lang

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