Out-of-bounds Read in Oracle Outside_in_technology
CVE-2020-27842
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Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (70.0th 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
- Oracle Outside_in_technology — versions 8.5.5
- Uclouvain Openjpeg
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
- Redhat Codeready_linux_builder — versions 8.0
- Redhat Codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems — versions 8.0
- Redhat Codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27842?
- CVE-2020-27842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Outside_in_technology, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27842?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27842 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.