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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-22876
CVE-2020-22876:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-22876 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability discovered in quickjs.c in QuickJS. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause denial of service. This issue was resolved in the 2020-07-05 release (Debian Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a buffer overflow condition in quickjs.c that can be triggered by remote attackers. When exploited, it can lead to a denial of service condition in the affected QuickJS installations (Debian Security).
Impact
The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential for denial of service attacks against systems running affected versions of QuickJS (Debian Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in the QuickJS 2020-07-05 release. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Debian Security).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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