CVE-2020-24824 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 4 Aug 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via a global buffer overflow in the Libelfin library's line table function.

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-2020-24824?

CVE-2020-24824 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 2021. 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

A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24824?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libelfin Project Libelfin.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24824?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-24824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24824, GHSA-cxff-wgj7-rxmv, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24824.