Buffer overflow in Vm-memory - CVE-2020-13759
Published: October 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81461
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13759
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the read_obj() and write_obj() functions. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack (loss of IP connectivity).
Affected software
Vm-memory
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13759
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vm-memory - addressed in versions 0.1.1, 0.2.1