What is CVE-2020-28163?

CVE-2020-28163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-28163?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2020-28163

libdwarf before 20201201 allows a dwarf_print_lines.c NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a DWARF5 line-table header that has an invalid FORM for a pathname.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libdwarf_project Libdwarf
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28163?: CVE-2020-28163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-28163?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.