CVE-2020-14305

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An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in how the Linux kernel’s Voice Over IP H.323 connection tracking functionality handled connections on ipv6 port 1720. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote user to crash the system, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Published: 2020-12-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14305 is rated High Exploit Risk (80/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.11%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-14305

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14305

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.41% 5.11% +0.70%
2 2026-05-22 1.05% 4.41% +3.36%
3 2026-01-05 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14305

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
8.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14305

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14305

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-14305 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14305
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14305
suse medium CVE-2020-14305 severity moderate: SUSE including 285 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 604 product×package rows across 84 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (84 product lines)): Known Not Affected 280, Known Affected 231, Fixed 93. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14305/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-14305 medium priority: Ubuntu including 112 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 1151 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 819, not-affected 182, released 124, ignored 26. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14305

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14305

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel <= 4.11.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 4.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp cloud_backup — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp a250_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp fas_500f_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas_500f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp aff_500f_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_500f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14305

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