CVE-2020-37182

Publication date 11 February 2026

Last updated 10 July 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Redir 3.3 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in the doproxyconnect() function that allows attackers to crash the application by sending oversized input. Attackers can exploit the sprintf() buffer without proper length checking to overwrite memory and cause a segmentation fault, resulting in program termination.

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Why is this CVE high priority?

A remote attacker can potentially cause a denial of service

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
redir	26.04 LTS resolute	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	25.10 questing	Ignored end of life, was deferred [2026-04-07]
	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	16.04 LTS xenial	Vulnerable, fix deferred

Notes

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There is no fix available upstream as of April 7, 2026.

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

Base score 8.7 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Attack requirements	None
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact	None
Vulnerable system - Integrity impact	None
Vulnerable system - Availability impact	High
Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact	None
Subsequent system - Integrity impact	None
Subsequent system - Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.7 · High
Base + Threat score	-
Base + Environmental score	-
Base + Threat + Environmental score	-

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Base score 7.5 · High