Buffer overflow in Symonics Libmysofa
CVE-2020-6860
libmysofa 0.9.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow in readDataVar in hdf/dataobject.c during the reading of a header message attribute.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Symonics Libmysofa — versions 0.9.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/hoene/libmysofa/issues/96 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6860?
- CVE-2020-6860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symonics Libmysofa, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6860?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.