Upstream information

CVE-2020-15694 at MITRE

Description

In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library httpClient fails to properly validate the server response. For example, httpClient.get().contentLength() does not raise any error if a malicious server provides a negative Content-Length.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1175332 [IN_PROGRESS]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3
  • nim >= 1.6.6-bp153.2.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2022-10095
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP4
  • nim >= 1.6.6-bp154.2.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2022-10101
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • nim >= 1.6.6-bp153.2.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2022-10095
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • nim >= 1.6.6-bp154.2.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2022-10101
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • nim >= 1.6.6-3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA nim-1.6.6-3.1


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sat Aug 15 01:26:42 2020
CVE page last modified: Tue May 23 17:59:05 2023