NULL pointer dereference in ELOG Electronic Logbook
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8859
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxx3-g5rx-565f
References
More ELOG vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06692 Buffer overflow in Electronic Logbook (ELOG) before 2.7.1 has unknown impact and attack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-04182 Buffer overflow in ELOG elogd 2.6.0-beta4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-39782 ELOG user profile missing authorization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-39781 ELOG configuration file authorization bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-38833 ELOG file upload stored XSS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2008-00420 The replace_inline_img function in elogd in Electronic Logbook (ELOG) before 2.7.1 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2020-8859 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8859 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gxx3-g5rx-565f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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