CVE-2020-1751

CVE Details

Release Date:2020-04-17

Description


An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in glibc before 2.31 when handling signal trampolines on PowerPC. Specifically, the backtrace function did not properly check the array bounds when storing the frame address, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

See more information about CVE-2020-1751 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 7 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (glibc)ELSA-2020-44442020-11-10



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