Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2020 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2020-6098
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in freeDiameter. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the freeDiameter functionality of freeDiameter 1.3.2. A specially crafted Diameter request can trigger a memory corruption resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freediameter | 1.2.1-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Debian:13 | freediameter | 1.2.1-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Debian:14 | freediameter | 1.2.1-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freediameter | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freediameter | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freediameter | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freediameter | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6098 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freediameter | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6098 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | freeDiameter | freeDiameter 1.3.2 |
Weakness: CWE-191 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1030 x_refsource_MISC