A heap-based buffer overflow in the libexe_io_handle_read_coff_optional_header function…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow in the libexe_io_handle_read_coff_optional_header function of libyal libexe before 20181128. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in libyal/libexe issue 1 on GitHub
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0032 25th 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libexe_project:libexe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 20181128 | Vulnerable | Libexe Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:libexe_project:libexe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20181128 Vulnerable ·Libexe Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-18900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjrf-8842-x3rp
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-18900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-18900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rjrf-8842-x3rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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