CVE-2020-1751
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CVE-2020-1751 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in glibc before 2.31 when handling signal trampolines on PowerPC. Specifically, the backtrace function did not properly check the array bounds when storing the frame address, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in glibc before 2.31 when handling signal trampolines on PowerPC. Specifically, the backtrace function did not properly check the array bounds when storing the frame address, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Glibc | < 2.31 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.10 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1751Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25423Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1751Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-04Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25423Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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