Integer underflow in freeDiameter - CVE-2020-6098

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU32905

Integer underflow in freeDiameter - CVE-2020-6098

Published: July 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32905
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6098
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
freeDiameter
Software vendor:
freediameter.net

Description

The 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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