CVE-2020-36148 Null dereference in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation fault in libmysofa due to incorrect input handling in the verifyAttribute function.
- 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-2020-36148?
CVE-2020-36148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Feb 2021. 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
Incorrect handling of input data in verifyAttribute function in the libmysofa library 0.5 - 1.1 will lead to NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault error in case of restrictive memory protection or near NULL pointer overwrite in case of no memory restrictions (e.g. in embedded environments).
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36148?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Symonics Libmysofa.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36148?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-36148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36148 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36148, GHSA-2r9h-7mx9-fq3w, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36148.