NULL pointer dereference in Linuxfoundation Ceph
CVE-2020-12059
An issue was discovered in Ceph through 13.2.9. A POST request with an invalid tagging XML can crash the RGW process by triggering a NULL pointer exception.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (84.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.024 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Ceph
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/44967 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- docs.ceph.com/docs/master/releases/mimic/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4528-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12059?
- CVE-2020-12059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Ceph, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12059?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12059 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.