CVE-2020-36429

Description

Variant_encodeJson in open62541 1.x before 1.0.4 has an out-of-bounds write for a large recursion depth.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Third-Party Advisory chromium.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/open62541/OSV-2020-153.yaml third party advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20578 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/commit/c800e2987b10bb3af6ef644b515b5d6392f8861d third party advisory patch
https://github.com/open62541/open62541/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.4 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36429?
CVE-2020-36429 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36429?
To fix CVE-2020-36429, 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-2020-36429 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-36429 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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