What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-6019?

CVE-2020-6019 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-6019?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-6019. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-6019?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-6019. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Game Networking Sockets CVE-2020-6019

HIGH

Uncaught Exception (CWE-248)

2020-11-13 cve@checkpoint.com

Denial Of Service Game Networking Sockets

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 13, 2020 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Valve's Game Networking Sockets prior to version v1.2.0 improperly handles inlined statistics messages in function CConnectionTransportUDPBase::Received_Data(), leading to an exception thrown from. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-248. Valve's Game Networking Sockets prior to version v1.2.0 improperly handles inlined statistics messages in function CConnectionTransportUDPBase::Received_Data(), leading to an exception thrown from libprotobuf and resulting in a crash. Affected products include: Valvesoftware Game Networking Sockets.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.