CVE-2020-6999 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lower, some of the parameters in the setting pages do not ensure text is the correct size for its buffer.

Published: 2020-03-26

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lower

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lower`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:moxa:mds-g516e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:moxa:mds-g516e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28139	In Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lower, some of the parameters in the setting pages do not ensure text is the correct size for its buffer.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00979.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-056-04

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Moxa Mds-g516e Mds-g516e Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2020-03-26T12:06:51.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:18:02.494Z

Reserved: 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-6999

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-26T13:15:13.610

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:24:05.910

Link: CVE-2020-6999

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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