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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-35636: CGAL: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-35636: CGAL: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/04/2021
Created
05/31/2023
Added
05/31/2023
Modified
05/31/2023

Description

A code execution vulnerability exists in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1 in Nef_S2/SNC_io_parser.h SNC_io_parser::read_sface() sfh->volume() OOB read. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to an out-of-bounds read and type confusion, which could lead to code execution. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sci-mathematics-cgal

References

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