Vulnerability · Published Feb 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36149
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-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 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incorrect handling of input data in changeAttribute function in the libmysofa library 0.5 - 1.1 will lead to NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault error in case of restrictive memory protection or near NULL pointer overwrite in case of no memory restrictions (e.g. in embedded environments).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36149 |
| Debian:13 | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36149 |
| Debian:14 | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36149 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libmysofa | 1.2~dfsg0-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36149 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/137 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-4e40ccb5e6 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA