CVE-2020-29057
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P,...
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P, 97028P, 97042P, 97084P, 97168P, FD1002S, FD1104, FD1104B, FD1104S, FD1104SN, FD1108S, FD1204S-R2, FD1204SN, FD1204SN-R2, FD1208S-R2, FD1216S-R1, FD1608GS, FD1608SN, FD1616GS, FD1616SN, and FD8000 devices. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending random bytes to the telnet server on port 23, aka a "shawarma" attack.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P, 97028P, 97042P, 97084P, 97168P, FD1002S, FD1104, FD1104B, FD1104S, FD1104SN, FD1108S, FD1204S-R2, FD1204SN, FD1204SN-R2, FD1208S-R2, FD1216S-R1, FD1608GS, FD1608SN, FD1616GS, FD1616SN, and FD8000 devices. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending random bytes to the telnet server on port 23, aka a "shawarma" attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-29057- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P, 97028P, 97042P, 97084P, 97168P, FD1002S, FD1104, FD1104B, FD1104S, FD1104SN, FD1108S, FD1204S-R2, FD1204SN, FD1204SN-R2, FD1208S-R2, FD1216S-R1, FD1608GS, FD1608SN, FD1616GS, FD1616SN, and FD8000 devices. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending random bytes to the telnet server on port 23, aka a "shawarma" attack.
- Record
CVE-2020-29057- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21439 No score
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P, 97028P, 97042P, 97084P, 97168P, FD1002S, FD1104, FD1104B, FD1104S, FD1104SN, FD1108S, FD1204S-R2, FD1204SN, FD1204SN-R2, FD1208S-R2, FD1216S-R1, FD1608GS, FD1608SN, FD1616GS, FD1616SN, and FD8000 devices. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending random bytes to the telnet server on port 23, aka a "shawarma" attack.
- Record
EUVD-2020-21439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8fc-h6j5-v645 No score
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P,...
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P, 97028P, 97042P, 97084P, 97168P, FD1002S, FD1104, FD1104B, FD1104S, FD1104SN, FD1108S, FD1204S-R2, FD1204SN, FD1204SN-R2, FD1208S-R2, FD1216S-R1, FD1608GS, FD1608SN, FD1616GS, FD1616SN, and FD8000 devices. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending random bytes to the telnet server on port 23, aka a "shawarma" attack.
- Record
GHSA-h8fc-h6j5-v645- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- cdatatec 72408a firmware
- cdatatec 9008a firmware
- cdatatec 9016a firmware
- cdatatec 92408a firmware
- cdatatec 92416a firmware
- cdatatec 9288 firmware
- cdatatec 97016 firmware
- cdatatec 97024p firmware
- cdatatec 97028p firmware
- cdatatec 97042p firmware
- cdatatec 97084p firmware
- cdatatec 97168p firmware
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- cdatatec fd1002s firmware
- cdatatec fd1104 firmware
- cdatatec fd1104b firmware
- cdatatec fd1104s firmware
- cdatatec fd1104sn firmware
- cdatatec fd1108s firmware
- cdatatec fd1204s-r2 firmware
- cdatatec fd1204sn-r2 firmware
- cdatatec fd1204sn firmware
- cdatatec fd1208s-r2 firmware
- cdatatec fd1216s-r1 firmware
- cdatatec fd1608gs firmware
- cdatatec fd1608sn firmware
- cdatatec fd1616gs firmware
- cdatatec fd1616sn firmware
- cdatatec fd8000 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-29057 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cdatatec 72408a Firmware, published November 24, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.