CVE-2020-7881
AfreecaTV streamer service stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability function is enabled when the streamer service related to the AfreecaTV communicated through web socket using 21201 port. A stack-based buffer overflow leading to remote code execution was discovered in strcpy() operate by "FanTicket" field. It is because of stored data without validation of length.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
AfreecaTV streamer service stack-based buffer overflow
The vulnerability function is enabled when the streamer service related to the AfreecaTV communicated through web socket using 21201 port. A stack-based buffer overflow leading to remote code execution was discovered in strcpy() operate by "FanTicket" field. It is because of stored data without validation of length.
- Record
CVE-2020-7881- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28813
The vulnerability function is enabled when the streamer service related to the AfreecaTV communicated through web socket using 21201 port. A stack-based buffer overflow leading to remote code execution was discovered in strcpy() operate by "FanTicket" field. It is because of stored data without validation of length.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28813- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22qh-5xm8-3xfw
The vulnerability function is enabled when the streamer service related to the AfreecaTV...
The vulnerability function is enabled when the streamer service related to the AfreecaTV communicated through web socket using 21201 port. A stack-based buffer overflow leading to remote code execution was discovered in strcpy() operate by "FanTicket" field. It is because of stored data without validation of length.
- Record
GHSA-22qh-5xm8-3xfw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The vulnerability function is enabled when the streamer service related to the AfreecaTV communicated through web socket using 21201 port. A stack-based buffer overflow leading to remote code execution was discovered in strcpy() operate by "FanTicket" field. It is because of stored data without validation of length.
- Record
CVE-2020-7881- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7881 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Afreecatv, published November 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.