Injection in FreeBSD
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r365730, 11.4-STABLE before r365738, 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4, and 11.3-RELEASE before p14, a programming error in the ure(4) device driver caused some Realtek USB Ethernet interfaces to incorrectly report packets with more than 2048 bytes in a single USB transfer as having a length of only 2048 bytes. An adversary can exploit this to cause the driver to misinterpret part of the payload of a large packet as a separate packet, and thereby inject packets across security boundaries such as VLANs.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FreeBSD | FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4, 11.3-RELEASE before p14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FreeBSD Vendor— Affected FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4, 11.3-RELEASE before p14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 29
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p10 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p11 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p12 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p13 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p4 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p11 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p12 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p13 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 19 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p6 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p7 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p8 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 p9 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 p1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 p2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 p3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p1 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p3 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p4 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p6 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p7 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p8 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1 p9 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6mg-fqh8-x8m9
References
More Freebsd vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2020-7464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m6mg-fqh8-x8m9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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