What is CVE-2020-28967?

CVE-2020-28967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flashget, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-28967?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Flashget

CVE-2020-28967

FlashGet v1.9.6 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow in the 'current path directory' function. This vulnerability allows attackers to elevate local process privileges via overwriting the registers.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.089 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Flashget — versions 1.9.6
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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28967?: CVE-2020-28967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flashget, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-28967?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.