CVE-2020-14150

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.40%

Last modified

CVE-2020-14150 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. GNU Bison before 3.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash). NOTE: there is a risk only if Bison is used with untrusted input, and an observed bug happens to cause unsafe behavior with a specific compiler/architecture. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

GNU Bison before 3.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash). NOTE: there is a risk only if Bison is used with untrusted input, and an observed bug happens to cause unsafe behavior with a specific compiler/architecture. The bug reports were intended to show that a crash may occur in Bison itself, not that a crash may occur in code that is generated by Bison.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.40%

31.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuBison< 3.5.4

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-14150?
GNU Bison before 3.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash). NOTE: there is a risk only if Bison is used with untrusted input, and an observed bug happens to cause unsafe behavior with a specific compiler/architecture. The bug reports were intended to show that a crash may occur in Bison itself, not that a crash may occur in code that is generated by Bison.
How severe is CVE-2020-14150?
CVE-2020-14150 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14150?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST