Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2020 · Assigned by freebsd
CVE-2020-7465
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds write in MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.0%top 12.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The L2TP implementation of MPD before 5.9 allows a remote attacker who can send specifically crafted L2TP control packet with AVP Q.931 Cause Code to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon | All versions prior to version 5.9 |
Weakness: CWE-787
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/70/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2377/ x_refsource_MISC