Out-of-bounds Read Affecting upx-ucl package, versions <3.96-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-UPXUCL-2987659
  • published19 Aug 2022
  • disclosed18 Aug 2022

Introduced: 18 Aug 2022

CVE-2020-27788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 upx-ucl to version 3.96-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream upx-ucl package and not the upx-ucl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds read access vulnerability was discovered in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::canPack() function of p_lx_elf.cpp file. An attacker with a crafted input file could trigger this issue that could cause a crash leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1