CVE-2020-14392

MEDIUM EPSS 43.1%
Published Sep 16, 20205y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 16, 2020 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An untrusted pointer dereference flaw was found in Perl-DBI < 1.643. A local attacker who is able to manipulate calls to dbd_db_login6_sv() could cause memory corruption, affecting the service's availability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
43.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Memory Safety
CWE-822

Affected Products 9

VendorProductVersionRange
perldatabase_interface* <1.643
canonicalubuntu_linux12.04any
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04any
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04any
canonicalubuntu_linux18.04any
opensuseleap15.1any
opensuseleap15.2any
fedoraprojectfedora31any
debiandebian_linux9.0any

References 7

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00067.html
    Third Party Advisory
  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00074.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877402
    Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/
  • metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • usn.ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/4503-1/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.