Memory leak in desktop - CVE-2020-8229
Published: August 10, 2020 / Updated: September 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46718
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8229
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within the OCUtil.dll library used by Nextcloud Desktop Client. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8229
Install update from vendor's website.
desktop - update to 2.6.5