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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-28241
libmaxminddb before 1.4.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in dump_entry_data_list...
Vulnerability Description
libmaxminddb before 1.4.3 has a heap-based buffer over-read in dump_entry_data_list in maxminddb.c.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/issues/236
- https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/pull/237
- https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb/compare/1.4.2...1.4.3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00019.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-15
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ELTOHZBPO6XVUVADP4DPZBNQCPTYOQBV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6WUK4UCOB5FJVK36E22IRLEYGKMUWGBG/
Affected Vendor
maxmind
View all reports →Affected Software
libmaxminddb, debian linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0, 32, 33
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 6th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.