CVE-2020-29540

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    CVE-2020-29540

    Published: 8 Dec 2020Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: API calls in the Translation API feature in Systran Pure Neural Server before 9.7.0 allow a threat actor to use the Systran Pure Neural Server as a Denial-of-Service proxy by sending a large amount of translation requests to a destination host on any given TCP port regardless of whether a web service is running on the destination port.

    References: https://www.systransoft.com/translation-products/systran-pure-neural-server/, , https://grave-rose.medium.com/two-systran-vulnerabilities-and-their-exploits-8bc83ba29e14

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    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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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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