Out-of-bounds Read in Videolabs Libmicrodns

CVE-2020-6077

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the message-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When parsing mDNS messages, the implementation does not properly keep track of the available data in the message, possibly leading to an out-of-bounds read that would result in a denial of service. An attacker can send an mDNS message to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6077?
CVE-2020-6077 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolabs Libmicrodns, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-6077?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.