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CVE-2020-24827

Published: 4 August 2021

A vulnerability in the dwarf::cursor::skip_form function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted ELF file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libelfin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

focal Needs triage

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needs triage

impish Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
mantic Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H