CVE-2020-28926
CVE-2020-28926 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Readymedia Project Readymedia with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 14% places it in the 96th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-120.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 7.5
- EPSS exploit prediction: 14% (96th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-120
- Affected product: Readymedia Project Readymedia
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
ReadyMedia (aka MiniDLNA) before versions 1.3.0 allows remote code execution. Sending a malicious UPnP HTTP request to the miniDLNA service using HTTP chunked encoding can lead to a signedness bug resulting in a buffer overflow in calls to memcpy/memmove.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28926?
- ReadyMedia (aka MiniDLNA) before versions 1.3.0 allows remote code execution. Sending a malicious UPnP HTTP request to the miniDLNA service using HTTP chunked encoding can lead to a signedness bug resulting in a buffer overflow in calls to memcpy/memmove.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28926?
- CVE-2020-28926 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2020-28926 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 14% (96th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2020-28926?
- CVE-2020-28926 primarily affects Readymedia Project Readymedia. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2020-28926?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2020-28926 published?
- CVE-2020-28926 was published on 2020-11-30 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00017.html
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4806
- https://www.rootshellsecurity.net/remote-heap-corruption-bug-discovery-minidlna/
Affected products (3)
- cpe:2.3:a:readymedia_project:readymedia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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