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TI-2020-07505 Aliases CVE-2020-9385GHSA-m5jh-r2qv-j26j

A NULL Pointer Dereference exists in libzint in Zint 2.7.1 because multiple + characters…

Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated

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

A NULL Pointer Dereference exists in libzint in Zint 2.7.1 because multiple + characters are mishandled in add_on in upcean.c, when called from eanx in upcean.c during EAN barcode generation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01613 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zint:zint:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerableZint
  • cpe:2.3:a:zint:zint:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Zint

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9385
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5jh-r2qv-j26j

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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