Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-21468
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the redis package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A segmentation fault in the redis-server component of Redis 5.0.7 leads to a denial of service (DOS). NOTE: the vendor cannot reproduce this issue in a released version, such as 5.0.7.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | redis | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21468 |
| Debian:13 | redis | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21468 |
| Debian:14 | redis | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21468 |