CVE-2020-6095

Name: CVE-2020-6095
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-03-27T20:15:11.723+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.87%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-6095 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the GstRTSPAuth functionality of GStreamer/gst-rtsp-server 1.14.5. A specially crafted RTSP setup request can cause a null pointer deference resulting in denial-of-service. EPSS estimates a 2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the GstRTSPAuth functionality of GStreamer/gst-rtsp-server 1.14.5. A specially crafted RTSP setup request can cause a null pointer deference resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

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

2.87%

85.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Gstreamer Project	Gst-Rtsp-Server	1.14.5	—
Opensuse	Backports Sle	15.0	Sp1
Opensuse	Leap	15.1	—

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-rtsp-server/-/commit/44ccca3086dd81081d72ca0b21d0ecdde962fb1aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-05Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1018Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-rtsp-server/-/commit/44ccca3086dd81081d72ca0b21d0ecdde962fb1aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-05Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1018Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 27, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-6095?

How severe is CVE-2020-6095?

CVE-2020-6095 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6095?

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Source: NVD / NIST