CVE-2020-28601
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CVE-2020-28601 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A code execution vulnerability exists in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1. An oob read vulnerability exists in Nef_2/PM_io_parser.h PM_io_parser::read_vertex() Face_of[] OOB read. EPSS estimates a 2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A code execution vulnerability exists in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1. An oob read vulnerability exists in Nef_2/PM_io_parser.h PM_io_parser::read_vertex() Face_of[] OOB read. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cgal | Computational Geometry Algorithms Library | 5.1.1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1225Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1225Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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