Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11866
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libemf package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows a use-after-free.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libemf | 1.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11866 |
| Debian:13 | libemf | 1.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11866 |
| Debian:14 | libemf | 1.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11866 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libemf/mailman/libemf-devel/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libemf/code/commit_browser x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libemf/news/2020/05/re-release-of-libemf-1012/ x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2020-c696d8604b vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0831 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE