CVE-2020-14392
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2020 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:54 AM UTC
6 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
An untrusted pointer dereference flaw was found in Perl-DBI < 1.643. A local attacker who is able to manipulate calls to dbd_db_login6_sv() could cause memory corruption, affecting the service's availability.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 1.643
Affected range stops below 1.643, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00067.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00074.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4503-1/
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00067.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00074.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877402Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4503-1/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-822CWE-119
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