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CVE-2020-16843

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Date: August 19, 2020

In Firecracker 0.20.x before 0.20.1 and 0.21.x before 0.21.2, the network stack can freeze under heavy ingress traffic. This can result in a denial of service on the microVM when it is configured with a single network interface, and an availability problem for the microVM network interface on which the issue is triggered.

Language: RUST

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Related Resources (5)

https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/issues/2057
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16843
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-16843

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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