Buffer overflow in Prboom-Plus Project
CVE-2019-20797
An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5. There is a buffer overflow in client and server code responsible for handling received UDP packets, as demonstrated by I_SendPacket or I_SendPacketTo in i_network.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Prboom-plus_project Prboom-plus — versions 2.5.1.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20797?
- CVE-2019-20797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Prboom-Plus Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20797?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.