📄 Description (English)
Frigate 2.02 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending oversized input to the command line interface. Attackers can generate a payload of 8000 repeated characters and paste it into the application's command line field to trigger an application crash.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2020-37039 is a denial of service vulnerability in Frigate 2.02 that allows attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input (8000+ repeated characters) to the command line interface. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability poses a high risk to organizations relying on Frigate for video surveillance and monitoring. While no public exploit is currently available, the simplicity of the attack vector makes it a significant operational risk for Saudi critical infrastructure.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 30, 2026 03:50
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi organizations using Frigate for video surveillance and monitoring, including: government security agencies (NCA, Ministry of Interior), banking sector surveillance systems, healthcare facility monitoring, ARAMCO and energy sector facilities, telecommunications infrastructure (STC, Mobily), and airport/border security systems. A successful DoS attack could disable critical surveillance infrastructure, compromising physical security monitoring and incident response capabilities. The impact is particularly severe for organizations managing sensitive facilities or critical infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government & Security (NCA, Ministry of Interior)
Banking & Financial Services
Healthcare
Energy & Utilities (ARAMCO)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily)
Transportation & Logistics
Critical Infrastructure
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all instances of Frigate 2.02 in your environment and document their criticality
2. Implement input validation and rate limiting on command line interfaces
3. Restrict access to Frigate CLI to authorized personnel only using network segmentation
4. Monitor for suspicious CLI activity patterns (oversized input attempts)
Patching Guidance:
1. Upgrade Frigate to version 2.03 or later immediately
2. Test patches in non-production environments first
3. Implement a phased rollout for critical surveillance systems
Compensating Controls (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Deploy WAF/IPS rules to detect and block oversized CLI payloads
2. Implement application-level input length restrictions (max 1000 characters)
3. Enable detailed logging of all CLI access attempts
4. Set up automated alerts for application crashes
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for CLI input exceeding 1000 characters
2. Alert on repeated Frigate process restarts
3. Log all command line interface access with timestamps
4. Implement health checks with automatic failover to backup systems
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Frigate 2.02 في بيئتك وتوثيق أهميتها
2. تطبيق التحقق من صحة المدخلات وتحديد معدل الطلبات على واجهات سطر الأوامر
3. تقييد الوصول إلى Frigate CLI للموظفين المصرح لهم فقط باستخدام تقسيم الشبكة
4. مراقبة أنماط نشاط CLI المريبة (محاولات إدخال كبيرة الحجم)
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. ترقية Frigate إلى الإصدار 2.03 أو أحدث فوراً
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج أولاً
3. تنفيذ طرح متدرج لأنظمة المراقبة الحرجة
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. نشر قواعد WAF/IPS للكشف عن حمولات CLI كبيرة الحجم وحجبها
2. تطبيق قيود طول المدخلات على مستوى التطبيق (الحد الأقصى 1000 حرف)
3. تفعيل تسجيل مفصل لجميع محاولات الوصول إلى CLI
4. إعداد تنبيهات آلية لأعطال التطبيق
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة مدخلات CLI التي تتجاوز 1000 حرف
2. التنبيه على إعادة تشغيل عملية Frigate المتكررة
3. تسجيل جميع عمليات الوصول إلى واجهة سطر الأوامر مع الطوابع الزمنية
4. تطبيق فحوصات الصحة مع الفشل التلقائي للأنظمة الاحتياطية
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1 - Information Security Policies (incident response for DoS)
ECC 2024 A.8.1 - Asset Management (inventory and monitoring of critical systems)
ECC 2024 A.12.3 - Segregation of Networks (access control to CLI)
ECC 2024 A.12.6 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities (patch management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.GV-1 - Organizational context and governance
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control and authentication
SAMA CSF PR.MA-2 - Address identified vulnerabilities
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and monitoring of anomalies
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Asset management
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Information classification
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities and exposures
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed within defined timeframe
PCI DSS 11.2 - Run automated vulnerability scans regularly