UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11958

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11958
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11958.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11958
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Published
2020-04-21T01:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:24:39.456679Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

re2c 1.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Scanner::fill in parse/scanner.cc via a long lexeme.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / re2c

Package

Name
re2c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/re2c@1.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.1-1
1.3-1
1.3-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "re2c"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "re2c-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}