CVE-2020-24827

low-risk

Published 2021-08-04

A vulnerability in the dwarf::cursor::skip_form function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted ELF file.

Do I need to act?

0.14% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Libelfin

Affected Vendors

Libelfin Project

References (4)

Exploit https://github.com/aclements/libelfin/issues/47

Exploit https://github.com/xiaoxiongwang/function_bugs/tree/master/libelfin#segv-in-func...

Exploit https://github.com/aclements/libelfin/issues/47

Exploit https://github.com/xiaoxiongwang/function_bugs/tree/master/libelfin#segv-in-func...

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal