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CVE-2019-20797

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.69%

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CVE-2019-20797 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5. There is a buffer overflow in client and server code responsible for handling received UDP packets, as demonstrated by I_SendPacket or I_SendPacketTo in i_network.c.. EPSS estimates a 2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5. There is a buffer overflow in client and server code responsible for handling received UDP packets, as demonstrated by I_SendPacket or I_SendPacketTo in i_network.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
2.69%

84.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Prboom-Plus ProjectPrboom-Plus2.5.1.5

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-20797?
An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5. There is a buffer overflow in client and server code responsible for handling received UDP packets, as demonstrated by I_SendPacket or I_SendPacketTo in i_network.c.
How severe is CVE-2019-20797?
CVE-2019-20797 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20797?
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Source: NVD / NIST