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CVE-2020-7950 (GCVE-0-2020-7950)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-27 16:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:48
VLAI
Summary
meshsystem.dll in Valve Dota 2 before 7.23f allows remote attackers to achieve code execution or denial of service by creating a gaming server and inviting a victim to this server, because a crafted map is mishandled during a vulnerable function call.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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