VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.02%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- mpd project/mpd · stormshield/stormshield network security
- Source
- secteam@freebsd.org
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/69/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2374/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/69/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2374/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.