CVE-2020-35457
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CVE-2020-35457 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. GNOME GLib before 2.65.3 has an integer overflow, that might lead to an out-of-bounds write, in g_option_group_add_entries. NOTE: the vendor's position is "Realistically this is not a security issue. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
GNOME GLib before 2.65.3 has an integer overflow, that might lead to an out-of-bounds write, in g_option_group_add_entries. NOTE: the vendor's position is "Realistically this is not a security issue. The standard pattern is for callers to provide a static list of option entries in a fixed number of calls to g_option_group_add_entries()." The researcher states that this pattern is undocumented
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Glib | < 2.65.3 |
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/commit/63c5b62f0a984fac9a9700b12f54fe878e016a5dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2197Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/releases/2.65.3Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/commit/63c5b62f0a984fac9a9700b12f54fe878e016a5dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2197Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/releases/2.65.3Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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