Out-of-bounds Read in Morganstanley Hobbes

CVE-2020-13656

In Morgan Stanley Hobbes through 2020-05-21, the array implementation lacks bounds checking, allowing exploitation of an out-of-bounds (OOB) read/write vulnerability that leads to both local and remote code (via RPC) execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13656?
CVE-2020-13656 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Morganstanley Hobbes, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-13656?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.