What is CVE-2020-24824?

CVE-2020-24824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libelfin Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-24824?

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

Buffer overflow in Libelfin Project

CVE-2020-24824

A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th 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

Libelfin_project Libelfin — versions 0.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24824?: CVE-2020-24824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libelfin Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-24824?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.