NATS nats-server NATS Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in NATS nats-server. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NATS Service Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-28466. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NATS nats-server (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component NATS Service Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 03/07/2021 as SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMNATSIONATSSERVERSERVER-1042967. It is possible to read the advisory at snyk.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-28466. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/12/2020 🔍
03/07/2021 +115 days 🔍
03/07/2021 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2026 +1849 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMNATSIONATSSERVERSERVER-1042967
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-28466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-28466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-170823

Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2021 16:35
Updated: 03/30/2026 16:36
Changes: 03/07/2021 16:35 (38), 03/29/2021 07:15 (5), 03/29/2021 07:19 (8), 03/30/2026 16:36 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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