CVE-2020-11958
HIGHre2c 1.3 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Scanner::fill
Title source: llmDescription
re2c 1.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Scanner::fill in parse/scanner.cc via a long lexeme.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2020/04/19/re2c-heap-overflow-in-scannerfill-scanner-cc/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/19/1
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/c4603ba5ce229db83a2a4fb93e6d4b4e3ec3776a
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4338-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4338-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-28
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
69.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
20.04
re2c/re2c
1.3
Published
Apr 21, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026