DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8252

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8252
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8252.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8252
Upstream
Published
2020-09-18T21:15:13Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:26Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libuv1

Package

Name
libuv1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libuv1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.39.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / libuv1

Package

Name
libuv1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libuv1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.39.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / libuv1

Package

Name
libuv1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libuv1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.39.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / libuv1

Package

Name
libuv1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libuv1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.39.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}