Medium severity · published Dec 10, 2020
CVE-2020-27350
APT had several integer overflows and underflows while parsing .deb packages, aka GHSL-2020-168 GHSL-2020-169, in files apt-pkg/contrib/extracttar.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debfile.cc, and…
5.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
APT had several integer overflows and underflows while parsing .deb packages, aka GHSL-2020-168 GHSL-2020-169, in files apt-pkg/contrib/extracttar.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debfile.cc, and apt-pkg/contrib/arfile.cc. This issue affects: apt 1.2.32ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.2.32ubuntu0.2; 1.6.12ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.12ubuntu0.2; 2.0.2ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.2ubuntu0.2; 2.1.10ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.1.10ubuntu0.1;
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
Advanced Package Tool · Debian
1.2.32ubuntu0 before 1.2.32ubuntu0.2; 1.6.12ubuntu0 before 1.6.12ubuntu0.2; 2.0.2ubuntu0 before 2.0.2ubuntu0.2; 2.1.10ubuntu0 before 2.1.10ubuntu0.2; before 1.8.2.2 · source: NVD
SB
Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27350
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27350
Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1899193
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0005/
Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4667-1
Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4808
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