PT-2020-4886 · Microsoft · Azure Sphere

Published 2020-11-10 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-16970

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Azure Sphere (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a socket implementation error in the Azure Sphere operating system, specifically with the AF AZSPIO socket. It involves a memory reuse error, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05440

CVE-2020-16970

Affected Products

Azure Sphere

References · 12

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1118 · Exploit
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05440 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16970 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/5934 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020111025 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/6025 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/5517 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/16157 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65868 · Telegram Post