What is CVE-2020-36148?

CVE-2020-36148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symonics Libmysofa, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-36148?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Symonics Libmysofa

CVE-2020-36148

Incorrect handling of input data in verifyAttribute function in the libmysofa library 0.5 - 1.1 will lead to NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault error in case of restrictive memory protection or near NULL pointer overwrite in case of no memory restrictions (e.g. in embedded environments).

EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th 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

Symonics Libmysofa
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36148?: CVE-2020-36148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symonics Libmysofa, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-36148?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.