Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-27372
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the brandy package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Brandy Basic V Interpreter 1.21 in the run_interpreter function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | brandy | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Debian:13 | brandy | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Debian:14 | brandy | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | brandy | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | brandy | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | brandy | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | brandy | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27372 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | brandy | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27372 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/brandy/bugs/10/ x_refsource_MISC