Vulnerability · Published Aug 4, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-24823
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libelfin package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability in the dwarf::to_string function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted ELF file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libelfin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24823 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libelfin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24823 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libelfin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24823 |