# CVE-2020-7455: In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360973, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360973, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a FreeBSD: version range not reported

## Description

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r360973, 12.1-RELEASE before p5, 11.4-STABLE before r360973, 11.4-BETA1 before p1 and 11.3-RELEASE before p9, the FTP packet handler in libalias incorrectly calculates some packet length allowing disclosure of small amounts of kernel (for kernel NAT) or natd process space (for userspace natd).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a FreeBSD, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:13.libalias.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0005/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-661/

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