CVE-2020-6071
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CVE-2020-6071 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the resource record-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When parsing compressed labels in mDNS messages, the compression pointer is followed without checking for recursion, leading to a denial of service. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the resource record-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When parsing compressed labels in mDNS messages, the compression pointer is followed without checking for recursion, leading to a denial of service. An attacker can send an mDNS message to trigger this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Videolabs | Libmicrodns | 0.1.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-0994Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4671Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-0994Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4671Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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