CVE-2020-7458
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CVE-2020-7458 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r362281, 11.4-STABLE before r362281, and 11.4-RELEASE before p1, long values in the user-controlled PATH environment variable cause posix_spawnp to write beyond the end of the heap allocated stack possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.. EPSS estimates a 1.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r362281, 11.4-STABLE before r362281, and 11.4-RELEASE before p1, long values in the user-controlled PATH environment variable cause posix_spawnp to write beyond the end of the heap allocated stack possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 11.4 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 12.1 |
References
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:18.posix_spawnp.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:18.posix_spawnp.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0002/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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- CVE-2020-7459In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r362166, 12.1-RELEASE before p…6.8
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- CVE-2020-7461In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r365010, 11.4-STABLE before r3…7.3
- CVE-2020-7462In 11.4-PRERELEASE before r360733 and 11.3-RELEASE before p1…5.5
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