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CVE-2015-20111

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.27%

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CVE-2015-20111 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. miniupnp before 4c90b87, as used in Bitcoin Core before 0.12 and other products, lacks checks for snprintf return values, leading to a buffer overflow and significant data leak, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-12107. In Bitcoin Core before 0.12, remote code execution was possible in conjunction with CVE-2015-6031 exploitation.. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

miniupnp before 4c90b87, as used in Bitcoin Core before 0.12 and other products, lacks checks for snprintf return values, leading to a buffer overflow and significant data leak, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-12107. In Bitcoin Core before 0.12, remote code execution was possible in conjunction with CVE-2015-6031 exploitation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.27%

66.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-20111?
miniupnp before 4c90b87, as used in Bitcoin Core before 0.12 and other products, lacks checks for snprintf return values, leading to a buffer overflow and significant data leak, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-12107. In Bitcoin Core before 0.12, remote code execution was possible in conjunction with CVE-2015-6031 exploitation.
How severe is CVE-2015-20111?
CVE-2015-20111 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2015-20111?
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Source: NVD / NIST