| Name | CVE-2020-27788 |
| Description | An out-of-bounds read access vulnerability was discovered in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::canPack() function of p_lx_elf.cpp file. An attacker with a crafted input file could trigger this issue that could cause a crash leading to a denial of service. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| upx-ucl (PTS) | bullseye | 3.96-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 3.96-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.2.4-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| upx-ucl | source | (unstable) | 3.96-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/332
https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/1bb93d4fce9f1d764ba57bf5ac154af515b3fc83 (v3.96)