CVE-2020-8442

HIGH

OSSEC-HIDS <3.5.0 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the rootcheck decoder component via an authenticated client.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1820
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.ossec.net/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0238
EPSS Percentile 82.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
ossec/ossec 2.7 - 3.5.0
Published Jan 30, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026