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CVE-2020-24821

Date: August 4, 2021

A vulnerability in the dwarf::cursor::skip_form function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted ELF file.

Language: C++

Severity Score

Related Resources (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24821
https://github.com/aclements/libelfin/issues/52
https://github.com/xiaoxiongwang/function_bugs/tree/master/libelfin#segv-in-function-dwarfcursorskip_form-at-dwarfcursorcc191
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-24821
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-24821

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CWE-74

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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