What is CVE-2020-9005?

CVE-2020-9005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Valvesoftware Dota 2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-9005?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Valvesoftware Dota 2

CVE-2020-9005

meshsystem.dll in Valve Dota 2 through 2020-02-17 allows remote attackers to achieve code execution or denial of service by creating a gaming server with a crafted map, and inviting a victim to this server. A GetValue call is mishandled.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Valvesoftware Dota_2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9005?: CVE-2020-9005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Valvesoftware Dota 2, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-9005?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.