CVE-2020-7458
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2020 at 01:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
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. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:18.posix_spawnp.ascx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0002/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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