Heap-based buffer overflow in libmysofa - CVE-2020-36151

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in libmysofa - CVE-2020-36151

Published: October 3, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57006
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36151
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 within the mysofa_resampler_reset_mem() function in the libmysofa library. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger heap-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
Fedora
libmysofa

How to mitigate CVE-2020-36151

Install updates from vendor's website.

libmysofa - update to 1.2
libmysofa - addressed in versions 1.2-4.el7, 1.2-4.el8, 1.2-4.fc32

External References

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