VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-1751

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-17
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in glibc before 2.31 when handling signal trampolines on PowerPC. Specifically, the backtrace function did not properly check the array bounds when storing the frame address, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-787
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references