VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-24119
A heap buffer overflow read was discovered in upx 4.0.0, because the check in p_lx_elf.cpp is not perfect.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 1.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap buffer overflow read was discovered in upx 4.0.0, because the check in p_lx_elf.cpp is not perfect.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- upx/upx · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.htmlTechnical Description
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/388Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JE54WKVU7MATB4WZD3MJFBAHFRJ3NTQX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSQRO7YC72PSYDQG4PQLQYXZTZE3B4YV/
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.htmlTechnical Description
- https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/388Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JE54WKVU7MATB4WZD3MJFBAHFRJ3NTQX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSQRO7YC72PSYDQG4PQLQYXZTZE3B4YV/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.