#VU48418 Out-of-bounds read in libmaxminddb - CVE-2020-28241

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#VU48418 Out-of-bounds read in libmaxminddb - CVE-2020-28241

Published: November 6, 2020 / Updated: November 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48418
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28241
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libmaxminddb
Software vendor:
MaxMind

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in dump_entry_data_list in maxminddb.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Update to version 1.4.3.

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