Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libbsd package, versions <0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBBSD-541263
  • published8 Jan 2020
  • disclosed8 Jan 2020

Introduced: 8 Jan 2020

CVE-2019-20367  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libbsd to version 0.8.2-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libbsd package and not the libbsd package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

nlist.c in libbsd before 0.10.0 has an out-of-bounds read during a comparison for a symbol name from the string table (strtab).

CVSS Scores

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