CVE-2016-20009

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    CVE-2016-20009

    Published: 11 Mar 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A DNS client stack-based buffer overflow in ipdnsc_decode_name() affects Wind River VxWorks 6.5 through 7. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

    References: , https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-553445.pdf, https://blog.exodusintel.com/2016/08/09/vxworks-execute-my-packets/

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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