CVE-2020-6173
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
TUF (aka The Update Framework) 0.7.2 through 0.12.1 allows Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
References
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-2828-9vh6-9m6j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6173
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/issues/973
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tuf/PYSEC-2020-146.yaml
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/commits/develop
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2828-9vh6-9m6j
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6173
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.