CVE-2020-7454 json
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360971, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360971, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9,…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28580
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360971, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360971, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, libalias does not properly validate packet length resulting in modules causing an out of bounds read/write condition if no checking was built into the module.
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2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a FreeBSD
Classification
References
-
security.freebsd.org
/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:12.libalias.asc
vendor-advisory
-
security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20200518-0005/
third-party-advisory
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-20-660/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-20-659/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7454
- NVD CVE-2020-7454
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