Out-of-bounds Read in Mpd Project
CVE-2020-7466
The PPP implementation of MPD before 5.9 allows a remote attacker who can send specifically crafted PPP authentication message to cause the daemon to read beyond allocated memory buffer, which would result in a denial of service condition.
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: 0.020 (80.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mpd Project
- Stormshield Network Security — versions 4.4.0
- Mpd: FreeBSD Ppp Daemon — versions All versions prior to version 5.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2374/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/69/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7466?
- CVE-2020-7466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mpd Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7466?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.