# CVE-2020-27523: Solstice-Pod up to 5.0.2 WEBRTC server mishandles the format-string specifiers %x; %p; %c and %s in the screen\_key, display\_name, browser\_na

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Solstice-Pod up to 5.0.2 WEBRTC server mishandles the format-string specifiers %x; %p; %c and %s in the screen_key, display_name, browser_name, and operation_system parameter during the authentication process. This may crash the server and force Solstice-Pod to reboot, which leads to a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-27523

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGW_M1MqAG0
- https://twitter.com/Kevin2600/status/1316261149403275264
- https://documentation.mersive.com/content/topics/general-gen2i-pod-specs.htm
- https://tiger-team-1337.blogspot.com/2020/10/solstice-pod-critical-unauthenticated.html

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