CVE-2020-8229
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2020 at 01:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDesktopDesktop
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
A memory leak in the OCUtil.dll library used by Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 can lead to a DoS against the host system.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Desktop· Nextcloudnextcloud-app
95%v < 2.6.5
Affected range stops below 2.6.5, 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
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/588562x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-034CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-401
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