CVE-2020-21047 Detail
Description
The libcpu component which is used by libasm of elfutils version 0.177 (git 47780c9e), suffers from denial-of-service vulnerability caused by application crashes due to out-of-bounds write (CWE-787), off-by-one error (CWE-193) and reachable assertion (CWE-617); to exploit the vulnerability, the attackers need to craft certain ELF files which bypass the missing bound checks.
Severity
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write | NIST |
Change History
1 change records found show changes
Initial Analysis by NIST 8/24/2023 5:56:20 PM
| Action | Type | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added | CPE Configuration |
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*cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.177:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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| Added | CVSS V3.1 |
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
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| Added | CWE |
NIST CWE-787 |
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| Changed | Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25068 No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25068 Issue Tracking |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=99dc63b10b3878616b85df2dfd2e4e7103e414b8 No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=99dc63b10b3878616b85df2dfd2e4e7103e414b8 Patch |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-21047
NVD Published Date:
08/22/2023
NVD Last Modified:
08/24/2023
Source:
MITRE