What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-11865?

CVE-2020-11865 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-11865?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-11865. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Libemf CVE-2020-11865

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2020-05-11 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Libemf Fedora Leap

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 11, 2020 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows out-of-bounds memory access.

AnalysisAI

libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows out-of-bounds memory access. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) through 1.0.11 allows out-of-bounds memory access. Affected products include: Libemf Project Libemf, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap. Version information: through 1.0.11.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.