Buffer overflow in libmysofa - CVE-2020-36152
Published: October 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57007
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-2020-36152
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 when processing SOFA files within the readDataVar() function in hdf/dataobject.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SOFA file, pass it to he affected application, trigger memory corruption 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
Fedora
libmysofa
How to mitigate CVE-2020-36152
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
libmysofa - addressed in versions 1.2-4.el7, 1.2-4.el8, 1.2-4.fc32