CVE-2020-28194 describes a critical variable underflow vulnerability in accel-ppp's radius/packet.c, affecting accel-ppp products. This flaw occurs when processing RADIUS vendor-specific attributes with a length field less than 2. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution if an attacker controls the RADIUS server, posing a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered considerable community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.12.0-e9d369aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:accel-ppp:accel-ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.