CVE-2020-12135

Published: 24 April 2020

bson before 0.8 incorrectly uses int rather than size_t for many variables, parameters, and return values. In particular, the bson_ensure_space() parameter bytesNeeded could have an integer overflow via properly constructed bson input.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
duo-unix Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	eoan	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	focal	Needs triage
	groovy	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	hirsute	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	impish	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	jammy	Needs triage
	kinetic	Needs triage
	lunar	Needs triage
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Needs triage
whoopsie Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (0.2.62ubuntu0.5)
	eoan	Ignored (reached end-of-life)
	focal	Released (0.2.69ubuntu0.1)
	groovy	Released (0.2.71)
	hirsute	Released (0.2.71)
	impish	Released (0.2.71)
	jammy	Released (0.2.71)
	kinetic	Released (0.2.71)
	lunar	Released (0.2.71)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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