Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6860 |
CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libmysofa Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | Christian Hoene |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated: 05.02.2020
Changed bulletin status to patched, updated list of affected versions.
EUVDB-ID: #VU24492
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6860
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in "readDataVar" in hdf/dataobject.c during the reading of a header message attribute. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibmysofa: 0.5 - 0.9.1
External linkshttp://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/96
http://github.com/hoene/libmysofa/releases/tag/v1.0
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.