Vulnerability in Tukaani Xz
CVE-2020-22916
An issue discovered in XZ 5.2.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via decompression of a crafted file. NOTE: the vendor disputes the claims of "endless output" and "denial of service" because decompression of the 17,486 bytes a…
EPSS: 0.002 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Tukaani Xz — versions 5.2.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-22916?
- CVE-2020-22916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tukaani Xz. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-22916?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-22916 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.