CVE-2020-15904
HIGHbsdiff4 < 1.2.0 - Out-of-bounds Write via Crafted Patch File
Title source: llmDescription
A buffer overflow in the patching routine of bsdiff4 before 1.2.0 allows an attacker to write to heap memory (beyond allocated bounds) via a crafted patch file.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ilanschnell/bsdiff4/commit/49a4cee2feef7deaf9d89e5e793a8824930284d7
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ilanschnell/bsdiff4/blob/master/CHANGELOG.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0105
EPSS Percentile
59.8%
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 (2)
pypi/bsdiff4
< 1.2.0
pypi/bsdiff4
0 - 1.2.0PyPI
Published
Jul 22, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026