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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-27678

There is a buffer overflow in parse_user_name in lib/libpam/pam_framework.c.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in illumos before 2020-10-22, as used in OmniOS before r151030by, r151032ay, and r151034y and SmartOS before 20201022. There is a buffer overflow in parse_user_name in lib/libpam/pam_framework.c.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.44% probability · 72th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
illumos/illumos · joyent/smartos · omniosce/omnios
Source
cve@mitre.org

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