CVE-2020-20213

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

Mikrotik RouterOs 6.44.5 (long-term tree) suffers from an stack exhaustion vulnerability in the /nova/bin/net process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 77.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 7, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/10
cve@mitrehttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.html
cve@mitrehttps://mikrotik.com/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://mikrotik.com/

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-20213?

CVE-2020-20213 is a medium vulnerability published on July 7, 2021. Mikrotik RouterOs 6.44.5 (long-term tree) suffers from an stack exhaustion vulnerability in the /nova/bin/net process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.

When was CVE-2020-20213 disclosed?

CVE-2020-20213 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 7, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-20213 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-20213 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 77.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-20213?

CVE-2020-20213 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-20213?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-20213, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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