CVE-2020-6016
18.11.2020, 15:15
Valve's Game Networking Sockets prior to version v1.2.0 improperly handles unreliable segments with negative offsets in function SNP_ReceiveUnreliableSegment(), leading to a Heap-Based Buffer Underflow and a free() of memory not from the heap, resulting in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| valvesoftware | game_networking_sockets | 𝑥 < 1.2.0 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-590 - Free of Memory not on the HeapThe application calls free() on a pointer to memory that was not allocated using associated heap allocation functions such as malloc(), calloc(), or realloc().
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds WriteThe software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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