CVE-2020-6080: High severity Videolabs libmicrodns vulnerability
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the resource allocation handling of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When encountering errors while parsing mDNS messages, some allocated data is not freed, possibly leading to a denial-of-service condition via resource exhaustion. An attacker can send one mDNS message repeatedly to trigger this vulnerability through the function rrreadRR [5] reads the current resource record, except for the RDATA section. This is read by the loop at in rrread. For each RR type, a different function is called. When the RR type is 0x10, the function rrreadTXT is called at [6].
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
debian/libmicrodnsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 0.2.0-1 - Upgrade
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debian/vlcto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 3.0.21-0+deb11u1Fixed in 3.0.21-0+deb12u1Fixed in 3.0.21-7
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-6080?
CVE-2020-6080 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the resource allocation handling of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0.
How does CVE-2020-6080 affect Debian Debian Linux 9.0?
Debian Debian Linux 9.0 is affected by CVE-2020-6080.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-6080?
CVE-2020-6080 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).
How do I fix the CVE-2020-6080 vulnerability in Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0?
To fix the CVE-2020-6080 vulnerability in Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0, update to version 3.0.19-1 or later.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-6080?
For more information about CVE-2020-6080, you can refer to the following sources: [link1](https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1002), [link2](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6080), [link3](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-10)