Vulnerability · Published Feb 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36152
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libmysofa package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 16.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer overflow in readDataVar in hdf/dataobject.c in Symonics libmysofa 0.5 - 1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SOFA.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36152 |
| Debian:13 | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36152 |
| Debian:14 | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36152 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36152 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/136 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-4e40ccb5e6 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA