CVE-2020-14983
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players value, leading to a buffer overflow. A malicious user can overwrite the server's stack.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.69% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-06-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| chocolate-doom | chocolate doom |
| chocolate-doom | crispy doom |
| opensuse | backports |
| opensuse | leap |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00012.html
- https://github.com/chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom/issues/1293
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00012.html
- https://github.com/chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom/issues/1293
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