CVE-2020-28241

Publication date 6 November 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

libmaxminddb before 1.4.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in dump_entry_data_list in maxminddb.c.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libmaxminddb 25.04 plucky
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
24.10 oracular
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
23.10 mantic
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
23.04 lunar
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
21.10 impish
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu2
20.10 groovy
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu1.20.10.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.4.2-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
libmaxminddb

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4631-1
    • libmaxminddb vulnerability
    • 12 November 2020
    • USN-5751-1
    • libmaxminddb vulnerability
    • 30 November 2022

Other references