Gentoo update for Glade

Published: 2024-03-22

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-36774
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-util/glade Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU87747

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36774

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c due to an error when handling widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-util/glade to version: 3.38.2

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-util/glade: before 3.38.2

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-27

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.