Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-27619 |
CWE-ID | CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-ada/gnat-suite-bin Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU50621
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27619
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Python executed eval() function on the code, retrieved via HTTP protocol in Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack and execute arbitrary Python code on the system.
Update the affected packages.
dev-ada/gnat-suite-bin to version: 2019-r2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
dev-ada/gnat-suite-bin: before 2019-r2
CPE2.3https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-04
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.