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    CVE-2020-27790

    A floating point exception issue was discovered in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::invert_pt_dynamic() function of p_lx_elf.cpp file. An attacker with a crafted input file could trigger this issue that could cause a crash leading to a denial of service. The highest impact is to Availability.

    Published:Aug 18, 2022
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 18, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Upx
    Product
    Upx

    Exploits

    https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/331https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/331

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-369 Divide By Zero

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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