CVE-2020-8442 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the rootcheck decoder component via an authenticated client.

Published: 2020-01-30

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29308	In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the rootcheck decoder component via an authenticated client.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1820
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-hids/issues/1821
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-33
https://www.ossec.net/

History

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Subscriptions

Ossec Ossec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-30T00:34:40.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:56:28.403Z

Reserved: 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8442

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-30T01:15:10.713

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:38:51.787

Link: CVE-2020-8442

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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