Buffer overflow in Gnu Glibc

CVE-2020-10029

The GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.32 could overflow an on-stack buffer during range reduction if an input to an 80-bit long double function contains a non-canonical bit pattern, a seen when passing a 0x5d414141414141410000 value to sinl on x86 targets. This is related to sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_rem_pio2l.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10029?
CVE-2020-10029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-10029?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10029 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.