SB2019122903 - Improper Initialization in libmysofa



SB2019122903 - Improper Initialization in libmysofa

Published: December 29, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019122903
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20063)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

hdf/dataobject.c in libmysofa before 0.8 has an uninitialized use of memory, as demonstrated by mysofa2json.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.