CVE-2020-27545

Description

libdwarf before 20201017 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read because of an invalid pointer dereference via an invalid line table in a crafted object.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory prevanders.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/projects/libdwarf/ product
https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/commit/95f634808c01f1c61bbec56ed2395af997f397ea patch
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html#DW202010-001 third party advisory
http://web.archive.org/web/20190601140703/https://sourceforge.net/projects/libdwarf/ product
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025694 third party advisory issue tracking permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27545?
CVE-2020-27545 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-27545?
To fix CVE-2020-27545, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-27545 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-27545 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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