CVE-2020-8927

Buffer overflow in Brotli library

Description

A buffer overflow exists in the Brotli library versions prior to 1.0.8 where an attacker controlling the input length of a "one-shot" decompression request to a script can trigger a crash, which happens when copying over chunks of data larger than 2 GiB. It is recommended to update your Brotli library to 1.0.8 or later. If one cannot update, we recommend to use the "streaming" API as opposed to the "one-shot" API, and impose chunk size limits.

Categories

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
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Affected: Google LLC Brotli
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/google/brotli/releases/tag/v1.0.9 third party advisory release notes
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00108.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MMBKACMLSRX7JJSKBTR35UOEP2WFR6QP/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4568-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WW62OZEY2GHJL4JCOLJRBSRETXDHMWRK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J4E265WKWKYMK2RYYSIXBEGZTDY5IQE6/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M4VCDOJGL6BK3HB4XRD2WETBPYX2ITF6/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W23CUADGMVMQQNFKHPHXVP7RPZJZNN6I/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/356JOYTWW4BWSZ42SEFLV7NYHL3S3AEH/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00003.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4801 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXEQ3GQVELA2T4HNZG7VPMS2HDVXMJRG/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQLM7ABVCYJLF6JRPF3M3EBXW63GNC27/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TOGTZ2ZWDH662ZNFFSZVL3M5AJXV6JF/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8927?
CVE-2020-8927 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8927?
To fix CVE-2020-8927, 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-2020-8927 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-8927 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-8927?
CVE-2020-8927 affects Google LLC Brotli.
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