CVE-2020-17361 Other in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A flaw in ReadyTalk Avian's array copy method allows silent data loss when negative lengths are provided, affecting the unsupported JVM library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-17361?

CVE-2020-17361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in ReadyTalk Avian 1.2.0. The vm::arrayCopy method defined in classpath-common.h returns silently when a negative length is provided (instead of throwing an exception). This could result in data being lost during the copy, with varying consequences depending on the subsequent use of the destination buffer. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17361?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Readytalk Avian.

How do I fix CVE-2020-17361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-17361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-17361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2cr-r825-qv2m.

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