PT-2020-6698
CVE-2020-28928
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Published
2020-11-18
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
musl libc versions 1.2.1 and earlier
Description
The issue is related to the
wcsnrtombs function in musl libc, which mishandles certain combinations of destination buffer size and source character limit. This can lead to an invalid write access, resulting in a buffer overflow. The exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.Recommendations
For musl libc versions 1.2.1 and earlier, consider updating to a version later than 1.2.1 to resolve the issue.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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