CVE-2020-27350
apt - security update
5.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
Description
APT had several integer overflows and underflows while parsing .deb packages, aka GHSL-2020-168 GHSL-2020-169, in files apt-pkg/contrib/extracttar.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debfile.cc, and apt-pkg/contrib/arfile.cc. This issue affects: apt 1.2.32ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.2.32ubuntu0.2; 1.6.12ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.12ubuntu0.2; 2.0.2ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.2ubuntu0.2; 2.1.10ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.1.10ubuntu0.1;
How to fix CVE-2020-27350
To remediate CVE-2020-27350, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.1.13 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.11 or later
- —upgrade to 1.8.2.2 or later
Is CVE-2020-27350 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.1.13
- from 0, < 1.4.11
- from 0, < 1.8.2.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |