Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2020· Updated Apr 30, 2025
CVE-2020-8252
CVE-2020-8252
Description
The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00011.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00023.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-15mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- usn.ubuntu.com/4548-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- hackerone.com/reports/965914mitrex_refsource_MISC
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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