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CVE-2020-15690 Details

Description

In Nim before 1.2.6, the standard library asyncftpclient lacks a check for whether a message contains a newline character.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-asyncftpd-crlf-injection/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/asyncftpclient.nim#L145 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.6 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2020-15690 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/3 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nim-lang nim
< 1.2.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-15690
NVD Published Date:
Jan 30, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-15690 Details - Not Deferred