SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-1921

In the crypt function, we attempt to null terminate a buffer using the size of the input salt without validating that the offset is within the buffer.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In the crypt function, we attempt to null terminate a buffer using the size of the input salt without validating that the offset is within the buffer. This issue affects HHVM versions prior to 4.56.3, all versions between 4.57.0 and 4.80.1, all versions between 4.81.0 and 4.93.1, and versions 4.94.0, 4.95.0, 4.96.0, 4.97.0, 4.98.0.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.21% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-787
Affected
facebook/hhvm
Source
cve-assign@fb.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.