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TI-2020-08977 Aliases CVE-2020-11104GHSA-7w9q-vfgp-w49f

An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0.

Priority LOW 27CWE-908Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0. Serialization of an (initialized) C/C++ long double variable into a BinaryArchive or PortableBinaryArchive leaks several bytes of stack or heap memory, from which sensitive information (such as memory layout or private keys) can be gleaned if the archive is distributed outside of a trusted context.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01572 75th 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:usc:cereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.0VulnerableUsc
  • cpe:2.3:a:usc:cereal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Usc

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-2020-11104
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w9q-vfgp-w49f

References

  • TI-2020-08978 An issue was discovered in USC iLab cereal through 1.3.0. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources