CVE-2020-23915

low-risk
Published 2021-04-21

An issue was discovered in cpp-peglib through v0.1.12. peg::resolve_escape_sequence() in peglib.h has a heap-based buffer over-read.

Do I need to act?

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0.20% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Cpp-Peglib

Affected Vendors

Cpp-Peglib Project

References (6)

Technical Description https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.html
Patch https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-peglib/commit/b3b29ce8f3acf3a32733d930105a17d7b0b...
Exploit https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-peglib/issues/122
Technical Description https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.html
Patch https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-peglib/commit/b3b29ce8f3acf3a32733d930105a17d7b0b...
Exploit https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-peglib/issues/122
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal