CVE-2020-8252

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-8252
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-18 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:26:00 UTC
DescriptionThe implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
October 2020 Node.js Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
September 2020 Security Releases | Node.js MISC nodejs.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1660-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
libuv: Buffer overflow (GLSA 202009-15) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-4548-1: libuv vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1616-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376248 IBM Spectrum Control Multiple Vulnerabilities (6359903,6359899,6359901)
  • 377415 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libuv (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0099)
  • 500324 Alpine Linux Security Update for libuv
  • 500437 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 501421 Alpine Linux Security Update for libuv
  • 504091 Alpine Linux Security Update for libuv
  • 504200 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 690520 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for node.js (4ca5894c-f7f1-11ea-8ff8-0022489ad614)
  • 940128 AlmaLinux Security Update for nodejs:12 (ALSA-2020:4272)
  • 940231 AlmaLinux Security Update for nodejs:10 (ALSA-2021:0548)
  • 960230 Rocky Linux Security Update for nodejs:12 (RLSA-2020:4272)
  • 960843 Rocky Linux Security Update for nodejs:10 (RLSA-2021:0548)
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