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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-37039 is a denial-of-service flaw in WinFrigate Frigate 2 version 2.02. Oversized input to the application’s command-line field can crash the application, affecting availability rather than data confidentiality or integrity.
Executive priority
Treat this as a focused availability risk for legacy software. Prioritize if Frigate supports operational workflows or is reachable by untrusted users. Replacement or isolation may be more realistic than patching if no vendor fix exists.
Technical view
The sources describe improper resource control/input handling, mapped to CWE-770, causing Frigate 2.02 to crash when oversized CLI input is submitted. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5, with availability impact high. The provided evidence does not identify a vendor patch.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to environments still running WinFrigate Frigate 2.02. Risk is higher where untrusted users can interact with the application’s command-line field or any interface that passes input to it.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB entry exists, but the source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The described impact is application crash, not code execution or data theft.
Researcher notes
The record’s CVSS vector indicates network attack complexity, while the description centers on a command-line field. Validate actual exposure before rating internal risk. Do not assume broader Frigate versions are affected beyond 2.02 based on the provided sources.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and retire Frigate 2.02 installations where possible.
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for any supported update or replacement.
- Restrict access to the application to trusted users only.
- Avoid exposing Frigate interfaces to untrusted networks.
- Use monitoring to alert on repeated application crashes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints and servers for WinFrigate Frigate 2.02.
- Confirm whether the application is still business-critical.
- Review access paths to any command-line input field.
- Check logs for unexplained Frigate crashes or restarts.
- Document compensating controls if no update is available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-48613CVE reference · exploit
- Archived Vendor HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Frigate 2.02 - Denial Of ServiceCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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