Out-of-bounds Write

Affecting libmaxminddb package, versions <1.2.0-1+deb9u1

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Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write libmaxminddb before 1.4.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in dump_entry_data_list in maxminddb.c.

Remediation

Upgrade libmaxminddb to version or higher.

References

CVSS Score

6.5
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    Required
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    None
  • Integrity
    None
  • Availability
    High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE
CVE-2020-28241
CWE
CWE-787
Snyk ID
SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBMAXMINDDB-1037640
Disclosed
06 Nov, 2020
Published
06 Nov, 2020