CVE-2020-35587

In Solstice Pod before 3.0.3, the firmware can easily be decompiled/disassembled. The decompiled/disassembled files contain non-obfuscated code. NOTE: it is unclear whether lack of obfuscation is directly associated with a negative impact, or instead only facilitates an attack technique...

CVE-2020-35587

Affected product: Solstice Pod firmware. Vulnerability: decompilation/disassembly yields non-obfuscated code in versions prior to 3.0.3; root cause and exact impact of lack of obfuscation are not explicitly quantified in the provided docs. Impact: not clearly stated beyond the presence of non-obf...

Malicious Package

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