CVE-2020-24824
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3...
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
CVE-2020-24824- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
CVE-2020-24824- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-17533 No score
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
EUVD-2020-17533- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxff-wgj7-rxmv No score
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3...
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
GHSA-cxff-wgj7-rxmv- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
CVE-2020-24824- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-24824
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24824- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-24824
A global buffer overflow issue in the dwarf::line_table::line_table function of Libelfin v0.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24824- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libelfinDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3-30.3-3.10.3-3.1~exp10.3-3.1~exp20.3-40.3-5 |
None known |
libelfinUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3-1 |
None known |
libelfinUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3-10.3-1ubuntu10.3-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
libelfinUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3-2.1 |
None known |
libelfinUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.3-30.3-3.10.3-3.1build10.3-3.1ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libelfin Project Libelfin, published August 4, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.