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
References
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/1d276e0b382cf066dae93640746d8b4c54d15452Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/1d276e0b382cf066dae93640746d8b4c54d15452Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.