How severe is CVE-2020-14937?

CVE-2020-14937 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2020-14937 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (71st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2020-14937?

CVE-2020-14937 affects Contiki-ng. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14937?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2020-14937 published?

CVE-2020-14937 was published on 2020-08-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2020-14937

CVE-2020-14937 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Contiki-ng with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-125.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.1)
CVSS v2: 6.4
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (71st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected product: Contiki-ng
Published: 2020-08-18
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Memory access out of buffer boundaries issues was discovered in Contiki-NG 4.4 through 4.5, in the SNMP BER encoder/decoder. The length of provided input/output buffers is insufficiently verified during the encoding and decoding of data. This may lead to out-of-bounds buffer read or write access in BER decoding and encoding functions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14937?: Memory access out of buffer boundaries issues was discovered in Contiki-NG 4.4 through 4.5, in the SNMP BER encoder/decoder. The length of provided input/output buffers is insufficiently verified during the encoding and decoding of data. This may lead to out-of-bounds buffer read or write access in BER decoding and encoding functions.
How severe is CVE-2020-14937?: CVE-2020-14937 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.1, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2020-14937 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (71st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-14937?: CVE-2020-14937 affects Contiki-ng. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14937?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2020-14937 published?: CVE-2020-14937 was published on 2020-08-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:o:contiki-ng:contiki-ng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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