Integer overflow in Gnu Glibc
CVE-2020-6096
An exploitable signed comparison vulnerability exists in the ARMv7 memcpy() implementation of GNU glibc 2.30.9000. Calling memcpy() (on ARMv7 targets that utilize the GNU glibc implementation) with a negative value for the 'num' parameter…
EPSS: 0.052 (91.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Glibc
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- N/a Gnu Glibc — versions 2.30.9000
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (mailing-list)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6096?
- CVE-2020-6096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, classified under CWE-195. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6096?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6096 known to be exploited?
- 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.