Vulnerability · Published Nov 3, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-23679
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in Renleilei1992 Linux_Network_Project 1.0, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, via the password field.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/Renleilei1992/Linux_Network_Project/issues/1 x_refsource_MISC