CVE-2020-25467 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Irzip by providing a crafted compressed file that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2020-25467?
CVE-2020-25467 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Jun 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 null pointer dereference was discovered lzo_decompress_buf in stream.c in Irzip 0.621 which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted compressed file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25467?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Long Range Zip Project Long Range Zip.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25467?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-25467 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25467 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25467, GHSA-gq2c-wh9x-4gqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25467.