CVE-2020-17437
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent...
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.2
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
CVE-2020-17437- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
CVE-2020-17437- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9390 No score
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
EUVD-2020-9390- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfgh-w4j7-hfhp
8.2
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent...
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
GHSA-cfgh-w4j7-hfhp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.2
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
CVE-2020-17437- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-17437
8.2
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17437- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2022-1757
8.2
Open-iSCSI security update
The Open-iSCSI project is a high-performance, transport independent, multi-platform implementation of RFC3720 iSCSI.
Security Fix(es):
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.(CVE-2020-17437)
- Record
OESA-2022-1757- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-17437
8.2
An issue was discovered in uIP 1.0, as used in Contiki 3.0 and other products. When the Urgent flag is set in a TCP packet, and the stack is configured to ignore the urgent data, the stack attempts to use the value of the Urgent pointer bytes to separate the Urgent data from the normal data, by calculating the offset at which the normal data should be present in the global buffer. However, the length of this offset is not checked; therefore, for large values of the Urgent pointer bytes, the data pointer can point to memory that is way beyond the data buffer in uip_process in uip.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17437- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11112-1 No score
iscsiuio-0.7.8.6-80.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the iscsiuio-0.7.8.6-80.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11112-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2021:1517-1 No score
Recommended update for open-iscsi
This update for open-iscsi fixes the following issues:
- Enabled asynchronous logins for iscsi.service (bsc#1183421)
- Fixed a login issue when target is delayed
- Record
SUSE-RU-2021:1517-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0663-1 No score
Security update for open-iscsi
This update for open-iscsi fixes the following issues:
Fixes for CVE-2019-17437, CVE-2020-17438, CVE-2020-13987 and CVE-2020-13988 (bsc#1179908):
- check for TCP urgent pointer past end of frame
- check for u8 overflow when processing TCP options
- check for header length underflow during checksum calculation
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0663-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:1164-1 No score
Security update for open-iscsi
This update for open-iscsi fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-17437: uIP Out-of-Bounds Write (bsc#1179908)
- CVE-2020-17438: uIP Out-of-Bounds Write (bsc#1179908)
- CVE-2020-13987: uIP Out-of-Bounds Read (bsc#1179908)
- CVE-2020-13988: uIP Integer Overflow (bsc#1179908)
- Enabled no-wait ('-W') iscsiadm option for iscsi login service (bsc#1173886, bsc#1183421)
- Added the ability to perform async logins (bsc#1173886)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:1164-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:2806-1 No score
Security update for open-iscsi
This update for open-iscsi fixes the following issues:
Fixed various vulnerabilities in the embedded TCP/IP stack (bsc#1179908):
- CVE-2020-13987: Fixed an out of bounds memory access when calculating the checksums for IP packets.
- CVE-2020-13988: Fixed an integer overflow when parsing TCP MSS options of IPv4 network packets.
- CVE-2020-17437: Fixed an out of bounds memory access when the TCP urgent flag is set.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:2806-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:2861-1 No score
Security update for open-iscsi
This update for open-iscsi fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-17437: Fixed an out of bounds memory access when the TCP urgent flag is set. (bsc#1179908).
Non-security fixes:
- Fix an issue with ARP booting when using different subnets (bsc#1058463).
- Allow target discovery using 'db' mode (bsc#1109477).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:2861-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6259-1 No score
open-iscsi vulnerabilities
Jos Wetzels, Stanislav Dashevskyi, and Amine Amri discovered that Open-iSCSI incorrectly handled certain checksums for IP packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13987)
Jos Wetzels, Stanislav Dashevskyi, Amine Amri discovered that Open-iSCSI incorrectly handled certain parsing TCP MSS options. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or cause unexpected behavior. (CVE-2020-13988)
Amine Amri and Stanislav Dashevskyi discovered that Open-iSCSI incorrectly handled certain TCP data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-17437)
- Record
USN-6259-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- uip project uip
- open-iscsi project open-iscsi
- siemens sentron 3va com100 firmware
- siemens sentron 3va com800 firmware
- siemens sentron 3va dsp800 firmware
- siemens sentron pac2200 clp firmware
- siemens sentron pac2200 firmware
- siemens sentron pac3200 firmware
- siemens sentron pac3200t firmware
- siemens sentron pac3220 firmware
- siemens sentron pac4200 firmware
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
open-iscsiDebian:12 |
before 2.1.3-1 | 2.1.3-1 |
open-iscsiDebian:13 |
before 2.1.3-1 | 2.1.3-1 |
open-iscsiDebian:14 |
before 2.1.3-1 | 2.1.3-1 |
Open-iSCSIopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 |
before open-iscsi-2.1.1-11.oe1 | open-iscsi-2.1.1-11.oe1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.1.4-22.14.1 | 2.1.4-22.14.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.1.4-22.14.1 | 2.1.4-22.14.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-12.27.2 | 2.0.876-12.27.2 |
open-iscsiSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-12.27.2 | 2.0.876-12.27.2 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-12.27.2 | 2.0.876-12.27.2 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-12.27.2 | 2.0.876-12.27.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-12.27.2 | 2.0.876-12.27.2 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-12.27.2 | 2.0.876-12.27.2 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Manager Server 4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-13.42.1 | 2.0.876-13.42.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.0.876-53.34.1 | 2.0.876-53.34.1 |
open-iscsiSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 2.0.873-46.17.2 | 2.0.873-46.17.2 |
open-iscsiUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 2.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.7+esm1, plus listed versions 2.0.873-3ubuntu132.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-13ubuntu32.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu12.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu32.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.1 Show 6 moreShow less2.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.22.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.32.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.42.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.52.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.62.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.7 |
2.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.7+esm1 |
open-iscsiUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 2.0.874-5ubuntu2.11+esm1, plus listed versions 2.0.874-4ubuntu32.0.874-4ubuntu42.0.874-4ubuntu52.0.874-5ubuntu12.0.874-5ubuntu2 Show 9 moreShow less2.0.874-5ubuntu2.12.0.874-5ubuntu2.22.0.874-5ubuntu2.32.0.874-5ubuntu2.42.0.874-5ubuntu2.62.0.874-5ubuntu2.72.0.874-5ubuntu2.92.0.874-5ubuntu2.102.0.874-5ubuntu2.11 |
2.0.874-5ubuntu2.11+esm1 |
open-iscsiUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 2.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.4, plus listed versions 2.0.874-7.1ubuntu32.0.874-7.1ubuntu52.0.874-7.1ubuntu62.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.12.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.22.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.3 |
2.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.4 |
open-iscsiUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.7+esm1, plus listed versions 2.0.873-3ubuntu132.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-13ubuntu32.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu12.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu32.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.1 Show 6 moreShow less2.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.22.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.32.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.42.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.52.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.62.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.7 |
2.0.873+git0.3b4b4500-14ubuntu3.7+esm1 |
open-iscsiUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.0.874-5ubuntu2.11+esm1, plus listed versions 2.0.874-4ubuntu32.0.874-4ubuntu42.0.874-4ubuntu52.0.874-5ubuntu12.0.874-5ubuntu2 Show 9 moreShow less2.0.874-5ubuntu2.12.0.874-5ubuntu2.22.0.874-5ubuntu2.32.0.874-5ubuntu2.42.0.874-5ubuntu2.62.0.874-5ubuntu2.72.0.874-5ubuntu2.92.0.874-5ubuntu2.102.0.874-5ubuntu2.11 |
2.0.874-5ubuntu2.11+esm1 |
open-iscsiUbuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.4, plus listed versions 2.0.874-7.1ubuntu32.0.874-7.1ubuntu52.0.874-7.1ubuntu62.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.12.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.22.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.3 |
2.0.874-7.1ubuntu6.4 |
open-iscsiopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.5-80.2 | 2.1.5-80.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17437 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Uip Project Uip, published December 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.86%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in open-iscsi 2.1.3-1.
References
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815128
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-343-01
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-541018.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17437
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfgh-w4j7-hfhp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-17437
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openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1757
suse.com/support/update/announcement/-2021-1517/suse-ru-20211517-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1179908
bugzilla.suse.com/1183421
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13987
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13988
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-17437
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-17438
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210663-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211164-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1173886
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222806-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222861-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1058463
bugzilla.suse.com/1109477
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-17437
github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/security/advisories/GHSA-r278-fm99-8rgp
forescout.com/company/resources/amnesia33-how-tcp-ip-stacks-breed-critical-vulnerabilities-in-iot-ot-and-it-devices
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6259-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17437
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13987
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13988