CVE-2020-7466 json
The PPP implementation of MPD before 5.9 allows a remote attacker who can send specifically crafted PPP authentication message to cause the…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28592
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- mpd_project mpd 5.9
- stormshield stormshield_network_security 4.3.17
- sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2374/ advisory
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Check with FencerExploit prediction
2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/69/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
sourceforge.net
/p/mpd/svn/2374/
patch, third-party-advisory
-
sourceforge.net
/p/mpd/bugs/69/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7466
- NVD CVE-2020-7466
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