ubuntu-cve-2020-6098
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-07-28 22:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:51
Summary
Details
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the freeDiameter functionality of freeDiameter 1.3.2. A specially crafted Diameter request can trigger a memory corruption resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
7.5 (High)
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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{
"binary_name": "freediameter",
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},
{
"binary_name": "freediameter-extensions",
"binary_version": "1.2.1-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "freediameterd",
"binary_version": "1.2.1-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libfdcore6",
"binary_version": "1.2.1-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libfdproto6",
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}
]
},
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"name": "freediameter",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/freediameter@1.2.1-7?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
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}
],
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}
],
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]
},
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{
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},
{
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{
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},
{
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}
]
},
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}
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},
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}
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},
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},
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},
{
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{
"binary_name": "freediameter-extensions",
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},
{
"binary_name": "freediameterd",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libfdcore6",
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},
{
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}
]
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},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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"binary_name": "freediameter",
"binary_version": "1.6.0-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "freediameter-extensions",
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},
{
"binary_name": "freediameterd",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libfdcore7",
"binary_version": "1.6.0-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libfdproto7",
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}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "freediameter",
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},
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{
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}
],
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}
],
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]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the freeDiameter functionality of freeDiameter 1.3.2. A specially crafted Diameter request can trigger a memory corruption resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6098",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:51:57Z",
"published": "2020-07-28T22:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-6098"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1030"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6098"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2020-6098"
]
}
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