CVE-2020-8442
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 30, 2020 at 12:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOssec
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the rootcheck decoder component via an authenticated client.
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_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1820x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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