CVE-2020-7455
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360973, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360973, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, the FTP packet handler in libalias incorrectly calculates some packet length allowing disclosure of small amounts of kernel (for kernel NAT) or natd process space (for userspace natd).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- 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 (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47344cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7455cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:13.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-20:13.libalias.ascPatchcnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-661/cnnvd
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