CVE-2020-17529
Apache NuttX (incubating) Out of Bound Write from invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
- Record
CVE-2020-17529- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache NuttX (incubating) Out of Bound Write from invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
- Record
CVE-2020-17529- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9465
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
- Record
EUVD-2020-9465- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jrc-q622-h2ww No score
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and...
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
- Record
GHSA-5jrc-q622-h2ww- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in TCP Stack of Apache NuttX (incubating) versions up to and including 9.1.0 and 10.0.0 allows attacker to corrupt memory by supplying and invalid fragmentation offset value specified in the IP header. This is only impacts builds with both CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL and CONFIG_NET_TCP_REASSEMBLY build flags enabled.
- Record
CVE-2020-17529- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2020-17529 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Nuttx, published December 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4d71ae3ab96b589835b94ba7ac4cb88a704e7307bceefeab749366f3%40%3Cdev.nuttx.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/09/5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17529
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jrc-q622-h2ww