CVE-2020-6079 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0, affecting Debian and Videolabs products utilizing this library. It stems from improper resource deallocation when parsing malformed mDNS messages, leading to resource exhaustion. Rated 7.5 HIGH, an unauthenticated attacker can remotely trigger this by repeatedly sending specially crafted mDNS messages with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolabs:libmicrodns:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.