Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting glib2.0 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-GLIB20-1051691
  • published16 Dec 2020
  • disclosed14 Dec 2020

Introduced: 14 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-35457  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 glib2.0.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2.0 package and not the glib2.0 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNOME GLib before 2.65.3 has an integer overflow, that might lead to an out-of-bounds write, in g_option_group_add_entries. NOTE: the vendor's position is "Realistically this is not a security issue. The standard pattern is for callers to provide a static list of option entries in a fixed number of calls to g_option_group_add_entries()." The researcher states that this pattern is undocumented

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