What is CVE-2020-6108?

CVE-2020-6108 is a high-severity vulnerability in F2fs-tools_project F2fs-tools, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-6108?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in F2fs-tools_project F2fs-tools

CVE-2020-6108

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the fsck_chk_orphan_node functionality of F2fs-Tools F2fs.Fsck 1.13. A specially crafted f2fs filesystem can cause a heap buffer overflow resulting in a code execution. An attacker can…

EPSS: 0.022 (80.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

F2fs-tools_project F2fs-tools
N/a F2fs-tools — versions F2fs-Tools F2fs.Fsck 1.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6108?: CVE-2020-6108 is a high-severity vulnerability in F2fs-tools_project F2fs-tools, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-6108?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.