Improper input validation in Oracle Berkeley DB - CVE-2020-2981
Published: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29920
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2981
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Data Store in Oracle Berkeley DB. A local non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Oracle Berkeley DB
How to mitigate CVE-2020-2981
Install updates from vendor's website.
Oracle Berkeley DB - update to 18.1.40