CVE-2020-35457

HIGH

GNOME GLib < 2.65.3 - Integer Overflow in g_option_group_add_entries

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

GNOME GLib before 2.65.3 has an integer overflow, that might lead to an out-of-bounds write, in g_option_group_add_entries. NOTE: the vendor's position is "Realistically this is not a security issue. The standard pattern is for callers to provide a static list of option entries in a fixed number of calls to g_option_group_add_entries()." The researcher states that this pattern is undocumented

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2197
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/releases/2.65.3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
gnome/glib < 2.65.3
Published Dec 14, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026