CVE-2020-10023

Shell Subsystem Contains a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability In shell_spaces_trim

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 11, 2020 at 10:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsZephyrZephyr

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

The shell subsystem contains a buffer overflow, whereby an adversary with physical access to the device is able to cause a memory corruption, resulting in denial of service or possibly code execution within the Zephyr kernel. See NCC-NCC-019 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 1.14.0 and later versions. version 2.1.0 and later versions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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CVSS

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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