CVE-2020-7465 json
The L2TP implementation of MPD before 5.9 allows a remote attacker who can send specifically crafted L2TP control packet with AVP Q.931 Cau…
published 2020-10-06 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28591
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.0%
- EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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).
Patch / fix
- mpd_project mpd 5.9
- stormshield stormshield_network_security 4.3.17
- sourceforge.net/p/mpd/svn/2377/ advisory
Exploit prediction
3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/mpd/bugs/70/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a MPD: FreeBSD PPP daemon
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
sourceforge.net
/p/mpd/svn/2377/
patch, third-party-advisory
-
sourceforge.net
/p/mpd/bugs/70/
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7465
- NVD CVE-2020-7465
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