An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5.
Priority LOW 38CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in e6y prboom-plus 2.5.1.5. There is a buffer overflow in client and server code responsible for handling received UDP packets, as demonstrated by I_SendPacket or I_SendPacketTo in i_network.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0309 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:prboom-plus_project:prboom-plus:2.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1.5 | Vulnerable | Prboom-plus Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:prboom-plus_project:prboom-plus:2.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1.5 Vulnerable ·Prboom-plus Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7jw-rw59-w3xm
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-20797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7jw-rw59-w3xm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-20797 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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