CVE-2020-27790

Published Aug 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A floating point exception issue was discovered in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::invert_pt_dynamic() 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. The highest impact is to Availability.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20292 A floating point exception issue was discovered in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::invert_pt_dynamic() 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. The highest impact is to Availability.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Upx
Upx upx
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Upx Project
Upx Project upx
Upx
Upx upx
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 18, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM