CVE-2020-27279 (GCVE-0-2020-27279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-06 15:03 – Updated: 2026-06-02 20:09
VLAI
Summary
A NULL pointer deference vulnerability has been identified in the protocol converter. An attacker could send a specially crafted packet that could reboot the device running Crimson 3.1 (Build versions prior to 3119.001).
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL POINTER DEREFERENCE CWE-476
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Crimson 3.1 Affected: Build versions prior to 3119.001
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