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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.031 · change: +0.004
Affected products
- Prboom-Plus Project — versions 2.5.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/p/prboom-plus/bugs/252/ (Third Party Advisory)
- sourceforge.net/p/prboom-plus/bugs/253/ (Third Party Advisory)
- logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/10/prboom1.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory)
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.