CVE-2020-26971
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Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
Certain blit values provided by the user were not properly constrained leading to a heap buffer overflow on some video drivers.
Additional information
- Bugzilla 1908022: Mozilla: Heap buffer overflow in WebGL
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2020-26971
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
| Red Hat | NVD | |
|---|---|---|
CVSS v3 Base Score | 8.8 | 8.8 |
Attack Vector | Network | Network |
Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
Privileges Required | None | None |
User Interaction | Required | Required |
Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
Integrity Impact | High | High |
Availability Impact | High | High |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Abraruddin Khan and Omair as the original reporters.
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