CVE-2020-7465 Memory corruption in MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted L2TP packets in the FreeBSD MPD PPP daemon.
- 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-2020-7465?
CVE-2020-7465 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon, published on 6 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The L2TP implementation of MPD before 5.9 allows a remote attacker who can send specifically crafted L2TP control packet with AVP Q.931 Cause Code to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption).
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7465?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mpd Project Mpd, Stormshield Stormshield Network Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7465?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7465 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-2020-7465 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7465 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qggg-vq95-q3hq.