Stack-based buffer overflow in libmysofa - CVE-2020-6860
Published: January 22, 2020 / Updated: February 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24492
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6860
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The 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.
Affected software
libmysofa
How to mitigate CVE-2020-6860
Install update from vendor's website.
libmysofa - update to 1.0