Input validation error in GNU Bison - CVE-2020-14150
Published: September 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46196
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14150
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
GNU Bison
How to mitigate CVE-2020-14150
Install updates from vendor's website.
GNU Bison - update to 3.5.4