CVE-2020-7466

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Published Oct 6, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to version 5.9`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mpd_project:mpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:stormshield:stormshield_network_security::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:stormshield:stormshield_network_security:4.4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28592	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.016% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/69/
https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2374/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mpd Project Mpd

Stormshield Stormshield Network Security

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published: Oct 6, 2020, 1:43 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:33 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 6, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

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