CVE-2020-35457

High

Description

GNOME GLib before 2.65.3 has an integer overflow, that might lead to an out-of-bounds write, in g_option_group_add_entries. NOTE: the vendor's position is "Realistically this is not a security issue. The standard pattern is for callers to provide a static list of option entries in a fixed number of calls to g_option_group_add_entries()." The researcher states that this pattern is undocumented

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome Glib
PublishedDec 14, 2020
First seenDec 14, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • gnome glib2.65.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome glibv < 2.65.32.65.3

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