Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Antirez Kilo before commit…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-190Published · 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Antirez Kilo before commit 7709a04ae8520c5b04d261616098cebf742f5a23 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the editorUpdateRow function in kilo.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00954 61st 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
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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:kilo_project:kilo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2020-07-02 | Vulnerable | Kilo Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:kilo_project:kilo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020-07-02 Vulnerable ·Kilo Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-20335
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2mw-92v8-xh4h
References
More Kilo Project Kilo vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12089 Kilo 0.0.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow because there is an integer overflow in a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-20335 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-20335 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2mw-92v8-xh4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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