CVE-2020-7454
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360971, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360971, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, libalias does not properly validate packet length resulting in modules causing an out of bounds read/write condition if no checking was built into the module.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a FreeBSD≤ FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-BETA1 before p1, and 11.3-RELEASE before p9enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7454cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:12.libalias.asccnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0005/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FreeBSD-buffer-overflow-via-libalias-32253cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1670/cnnvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:12.libalias.ascPatchcnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-659/cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-660/cnnvd
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