OSV-2020-429 Heap-buffer-overflow in MEM_read32

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A heap-buffer-overflow in the Zstandard library allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute code via crafted compressed data.

Exploited in the wild
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
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What is OSV-2020-429?

OSV-2020-429 is a memory corruption vulnerability in zstd, published on 1 Jul 2020.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14368

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 4
Crash state:
MEM_read32
ZSTDv05_decodeSequence
ZSTDv05_decompressSequences

Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-429?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including zstd.

PackageAffectedFixed in
zstd OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2020-429?

No fix has been published for OSV-2020-429 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 OSV-2020-429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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