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CVE-2020-16164

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14...

7.4 HighFix availableDisputed

An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.91%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.4

An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability

Record
CVE-2020-16164
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability

Record
CVE-2020-16164
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8130 No score

An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2020-8130
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h28g-f96v-jhrg 7.4

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14...

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-h28g-f96v-jhrg
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-295
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q76j-58cx-wp5v No score

Vulnerability in RPKI manifest validation

A vulnerability in RPKI manifest validation exists when objects on the manifest are hidden, or expired objects are replayed. An attacker successfully exploiting this vulnerability could prevent new ROAs from being received or selectively hide ROAs, causing routes to become INVALID.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to perform a man in the middle attack on the TLS connection between the validator and an RRDP repository or perform a man in the middle attack against a rsync-only repository.

The update addresses the vulnerability by implementing validation methods from RFC 6486bis and enabling strict validation by default.

Record
GHSA-q76j-58cx-wp5v
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.4

An issue was discovered in RIPE NCC RPKI Validator 3.x through 3.1-2020.07.06.14.28. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or to cause a denial of service on dependent routing systems by strategically withholding RPKI Route Origin Authorisation ".roa" files or X509 Certificate Revocation List files from the RPKI relying party's view. NOTE: some third parties may regard this as a preferred behavior, not a vulnerability

Record
CVE-2020-16164
CVSS 3.1
7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q76j-58cx-wp5v No score

Vulnerability in RPKI manifest validation

A vulnerability in RPKI manifest validation exists when objects on the manifest are hidden, or expired objects are replayed. An attacker successfully exploiting this vulnerability could prevent new ROAs from being received or selectively hide ROAs, causing routes to become INVALID.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to perform a man in the middle attack on the TLS connection between the validator and an RRDP repository or perform a man in the middle attack against a rsync-only repository.

The update addresses the vulnerability by implementing validation methods from RFC 6486bis and enabling strict validation by default.

Record
GHSA-q76j-58cx-wp5v
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
net.ripe.rpki:rpki-validator-3
Maven
through 3.2-2020.10.28.22.25
3.2-2020.10.28.23.06
net.ripe.rpki:rpki-validator-3
Maven
before 3.2-2020.10.28.23.06
3.2-2020.10.28.23.06

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-16164 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Ripe Rpki Validator 3, published July 30, 2020. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in net.ripe.rpki:rpki-validator-3 3.2-2020.10.28.23.06.

References

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