CVE-2020-7466
moderate-risk
Published 2020-10-06
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.
Do I need to act?
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1.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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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
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
40
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low