CVE-2019-20063 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can cause memory corruption in libmysofa via uninitialized memory use, potentially leading to crashes or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-20063?
CVE-2019-20063 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
hdf/dataobject.c in libmysofa before 0.8 has an uninitialized use of memory, as demonstrated by mysofa2json.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20063?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symonics Libmysofa.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20063?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-20063 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20063 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20063, GHSA-9pw9-7rv8-jfpm, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20063.