CVE-2020-24821

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    CVE-2020-24821

    Published: 4 Aug 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability in the dwarf::cursor::skip_form function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) through a segmentation fault via a crafted ELF file.

    References: https://github.com/aclements/libelfin/issues/52, https://github.com/xiaoxiongwang/function_bugs/tree/master/libelfin#segv-in-function-dwarfcursorskip_form-at-dwarfcursorcc191

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- d5ad1b95142d9499459d8ae3f921f9937056213f
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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