Vulnerability · Published Jul 20, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone

CVE-2020-8215

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in node-canvas. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A buffer overflow is present in canvas version <= 1.6.9, which could lead to a Denial of Service or execution of arbitrary code when it processes a user-provided image.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmcanvas1.6.11GHSA-73rg-x683-m3qw

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a node-canvas Not Fixed

Weakness: CWE-120

References