CVE-2020-15007 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in the Doom engine allows arbitrary code execution via unsafe fscanf usage, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-15007?
CVE-2020-15007 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A buffer overflow in the M_LoadDefaults function in m_misc.c in id Tech 1 (aka Doom engine) allows arbitrary code execution via an unsafe usage of fscanf, because it does not limit the number of characters to be read in a format argument.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15007?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Doom Vanille Project Doom Vanille, Idsoftware Tech 1.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15007?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-15007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15007, GHSA-fqq3-4hx4-vff7.