What is CVE-2020-24221?

CVE-2020-24221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Miniupnp_project Ngiflib, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-24221?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Miniupnp_project Ngiflib

CVE-2020-24221

An issue was discovered in GetByte function in miniupnp ngiflib version 0.4, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .gif file (infinite loop).

EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th 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

Miniupnp_project Ngiflib — versions 0.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24221?: CVE-2020-24221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Miniupnp_project Ngiflib, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-24221?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.