Denial of service in freeDiameter
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6098 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-191 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
freeDiameter Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | freediameter.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Integer underflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU32905
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6098
CWE-ID:
CWE-191 - Integer underflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in the freeDiameterd functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted Diameter request to the affected application, trigger integer underflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfreeDiameter: 1.3.2
External linkshttp://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1030
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
