CVE-2020-24827
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 4, 2021 at 02:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibelfin
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
A vulnerability in the dwarf::cursor::skip_form function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted ELF file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/aclements/libelfin/issues/47x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/xiaoxiongwang/function_bugs/tree/master/libelfin#segv-in-function-dwarfcursorskip_form-at-dwarfcursorcc181CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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