HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-6080
HIGH

CVE-2020-6080

CWE-401Published: March 24, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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 rr_read_RR [5] reads the current resource record, except for the RDATA section. This is read by the loop at in rr_read. For each RR type, a different function is called. When the RR type is 0x10, the function rr_read_TXT is called at [6].

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-6080 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
videolabs1 product(s)
libmicrodns
Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

All References (6)

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1002Exploit · Technical Description · Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1002Exploit · Technical Description · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-6080
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-401
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 24, 2020

Related CVEs (CWE-401)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2020-6080 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.