What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20376?

CVE-2018-20376 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-20376?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-20376. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Tinycc CVE-2018-20376

MEDIUM

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2018-12-23 cve@mitre.org

Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow Tinycc

5.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 23, 2018 - 18:29 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in Tiny C Compiler (aka TinyCC or TCC) 0.9.27. Compiling a crafted source file leads to an 8 byte out of bounds write in the asm_parse_directive function in tccasm.c.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Tiny C Compiler (aka TinyCC or TCC) 0.9.27. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. An issue was discovered in Tiny C Compiler (aka TinyCC or TCC) 0.9.27. Compiling a crafted source file leads to an 8 byte out of bounds write in the asm_parse_directive function in tccasm.c. Affected products include: Tinycc.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).