CVE-2020-27545 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted object triggering an out-of-bounds read in the libdwarf library.
- 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-2020-27545?
CVE-2020-27545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2023. 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
libdwarf before 20201017 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read because of an invalid pointer dereference via an invalid line table in a crafted object.
Weakness: CWE-763
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27545?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
libdwarf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 20161124-150000.3.6.1 |
libdwarf SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 20161124-150000.3.6.1 |
libdwarf openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 20161124-150000.3.6.1 |
libdwarf openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 20161124-150000.3.6.1 |
Products include Libdwarf Project Libdwarf.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27545?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-27545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-33327, AZL-42093, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27545, GHSA-9mh7-9qxg-6fpq, SUSE-SU-2023:2784-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27545.