VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-8448
In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- ossec/ossec
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1815Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ossec.net/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1815Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ossec.net/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.