CVE-2020-24119
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 14, 2021 at 08:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:05 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraUpx
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A heap buffer overflow read was discovered in upx 4.0.0, because the check in p_lx_elf.cpp is not perfect.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCTechnical Description
Source: [email protected]
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/388Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JE54WKVU7MATB4WZD3MJFBAHFRJ3NTQX/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSQRO7YC72PSYDQG4PQLQYXZTZE3B4YV/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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