Buffer overflow in Perl Database Interface
CVE-2020-14392
An untrusted pointer dereference flaw was found in Perl-DBI < 1.643. A local attacker who is able to manipulate calls to dbd_db_login6_sv() could cause memory corruption, affecting the service's availability.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Perl Database Interface
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- Perl-Dbi — versions perl-DBI before version 1.643
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4503-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00067.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00074.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14392?
- CVE-2020-14392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Perl Database Interface, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14392?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.