Description

GNU patch through 2.7.6 contains a free(p_line[p_end]) Double Free vulnerability in the function another_hunk in pch.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted patch file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-6952.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-20633 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-20633 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu patch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-20633.

URL Resource
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683 Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683 Exploit Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

UAFuzz: Binary-level Directed Fuzzing for Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities

fuzzing

Makefile Shell M4 HTML TeX CMake C C++ OCaml Awk

Updated: 1 month ago
337 stars 54 fork 54 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2020, 11:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

UAF Fuzzing Benchmark

Shell Makefile C XSLT Roff CSS Perl M4 Objective-C DIGITAL Command Language

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
56 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Aug. 6, 2020, 11:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-20633 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-20633 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683 No Types Assigned https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?56683 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-415
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.6
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-20633 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-20633 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26692

percentile

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