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CVE-2020-28241

Published: 6 November 2020

libmaxminddb before 1.4.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in dump_entry_data_list in maxminddb.c.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libmaxminddb
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needed

focal
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu1.20.04.1)
groovy
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu1.20.10.1)
hirsute
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu2)
impish
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu2)
jammy
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu2)
kinetic
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu2)
lunar
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu2)
mantic
Released (1.4.2-0ubuntu2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (1.4.3)
xenial
Released (1.0.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/pull/237
upstream: https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/commit/eac45e29196bcde1d123a6035c15d30356bed248

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H