CVE-2020-11958
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
re2c 1.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Scanner::fill in parse/scanner.cc via a long lexeme.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.70%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 76
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-787
Referencias
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/1
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2020/04/19/re2c-heap-overflow-in-scannerfill-scanner-cc/
- https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/c4603ba5ce229db83a2a4fb93e6d4b4e3ec3776a
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-28
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4338-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4338-2/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/19/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/1
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2020/04/19/re2c-heap-overflow-in-scannerfill-scanner-cc/
- https://github.com/skvadrik/re2c/commit/c4603ba5ce229db83a2a4fb93e6d4b4e3ec3776a
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-28
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4338-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4338-2/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/19/1
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