CVE-2020-7457

high-risk
Published 2020-07-09

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r359565, 12.1-RELEASE before p7, 11.4-STABLE before r362975, 11.4-RELEASE before p1, and 11.3-RELEASE before p11, missing synchronization in the IPV6_2292PKTOPTIONS socket option set handler contained a race condition allowing a malicious application to modify memory after being freed, possibly resulting in code execution.

Do I need to act?

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44.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 55% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

61
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate