CVE-2020-6072
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the label-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the label-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When parsing compressed labels in mDNS messages, the rr_decode function's return value is not checked, leading to a double free that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. An attacker can send an mDNS message to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.80% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- videolabs/libmicrodns · debian/debian linux
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-0995Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4671Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-0995Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4671Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.