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01 Record

CVE-2020-29573

sysdeps/i386/ldbl2mpn.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 on x86 targets has a stack-based buffer overflow if the input to any of the printf family of functions is an 80-bit long

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

sysdeps/i386/ldbl2mpn.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.23 on x86 targets has a stack-based buffer overflow if the input to any of the printf family of functions is an 80-bit long

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 85.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-12-05 23:18Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-14 09:44Z15 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2020-12-05
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
  • CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant
Data version
5.2
Document digest
fa1acefd55df70e8f1a033774369aa117cd6278a9802bfc459fb40ab5d0e2b2e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
gnuglibcNot specified—
netappcloud_backupNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatopenshift_doNot specified—
redhatrhel_ausNot specified—
redhatrhel_e4sNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—
redhatrhel_tusNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • glibc
    Not affected
  • lib32-glibc
    Not affected

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • glibc
    Fixed in 2.23-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • glibc
    Fixed in 2.23-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • glibc
    Fixed in 2.23-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • eglibc
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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