CVE-2020-29362

Description

An issue was discovered in p11-kit 0.21.1 through 0.23.21. A heap-based buffer over-read has been discovered in the RPC protocol used by thep11-kit server/remote commands and the client library. When the remote entity supplies a byte array through a serialized PKCS#11 function call, the receiving entity may allow the reading of up to 4 bytes of memory past the heap allocation.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/releases third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/security/advisories/GHSA-5wpq-43j2-6qwc third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4822 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29362?
CVE-2020-29362 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29362?
To fix CVE-2020-29362, 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-2020-29362 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-29362 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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