Buffer overflow in Doom Vanille Project
CVE-2020-15007
A buffer overflow in the M_LoadDefaults function in m_misc.c in id Tech 1 (aka Doom engine) allows arbitrary code execution via an unsafe usage of fscanf, because it does not limit the number of characters to be read in a format argument.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- twitter.com/notrevenant/status/1268654123903340544 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/AXDOOMER/doom-vanille/commit/8a6d9a02fa991a91ff90ccdc73b5ceabaa6cb9ec (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15007?
- CVE-2020-15007 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Doom Vanille Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15007?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15007 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.