Buffer overflow in Freediameter

CVE-2020-6098

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the freeDiameter functionality of freeDiameter 1.3.2. A specially crafted Diameter request can trigger a memory corruption resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

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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: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-6098: held from 0.018 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Freediameter — versions 1.3.2
  • Freediameter — versions freeDiameter 1.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6098?
CVE-2020-6098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freediameter, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-6098?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.