Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2021 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2020-28636
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in CGAL. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 13.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A code execution vulnerability exists in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1. An oob read vulnerability exists in Nef_S2/SNC_io_parser.h SNC_io_parser::read_sloop() slh->twin() An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cgal | 5.2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28636 |
| Debian:13 | cgal | 5.2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28636 |
| Debian:14 | cgal | 5.2-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28636 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-129 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1225
- FEDORA-2021-0d42c7cb33 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-9de542ab4c vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210505 [SECURITY] [DLA 2649-1] cgal security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221206 [SECURITY] [DLA 3226-1] cgal security update mailing-list
- GLSA-202305-34 vendor-advisory