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CVE-2020-18900
- Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2021-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-787
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in the libexe_io_handle_read_coff_optional_header function of libyal libexe before 20181128. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libexe issue 1 on GitHub
Affected products
- Libexe Project Libexe: before 20181128 — fixed in 20181128
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Libexe Project Libexe 20181128. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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