CVE-2020-6016
CRITICALEPSS 92th pctlDescription
Valve's Game Networking Sockets prior to version v1.2.0 improperly handles unreliable segments with negative offsets in function SNP_ReceiveUnreliableSegment(), leading to a Heap-Based Buffer Underflow and a free() of memory not from the heap, resulting in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-590 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-31625 | High | 8.1 | 3.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-42377 | Critical | 9.8 | 3.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-31627 | High | 7.7 | 2.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-25565 | High | 7.5 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-32911 | Critical | 9.0 | 0.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-42459 | High | 8.6 | 0.8% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-6016?
Upgrade game networking sockets to 1.2.0 or later.
Is CVE-2020-6016 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-6016 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-6016?
CVE-2020-6016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2020-6016 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for game networking sockets (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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