VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-7466

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability2.02%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-10-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

secteam@freebsd.org: CWE-125
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125

Primary references

secteam@freebsd.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
secteam@freebsd.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory