What is CVE-2020-7465?

CVE-2020-7465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mpd_project Mpd, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-7465?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Mpd_project Mpd

CVE-2020-7465

The L2TP implementation of MPD before 5.9 allows a remote attacker who can send specifically crafted L2TP control packet with AVP Q.931 Cause Code to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.030 (85.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Mpd_project Mpd
Stormshield Stormshield_network_security — versions 4.4.0
N/a Mpd: Freebsd Ppp Daemon — versions All versions prior to version 5.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secteam@freebsd.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secteam@freebsd.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7465?: CVE-2020-7465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mpd_project Mpd, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-7465?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.