CVE-2020-36774
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles...
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
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
CVE List Score used
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
CVE-2020-36774- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24215
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
EUVD-2020-24215- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9jp-j2w9-gw9c
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles...
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
GHSA-j9jp-j2w9-gw9c- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
CVE-2020-36774- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-664
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
CVE-2020-36774- 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-2020-36774
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36774- 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
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OSVOESA-2024-1270
5.5
glade security update
Glade is a RAD tool to enable quick and easy development of user interfaces for the GTK+ toolkit and the GNOME desktop environment.
Security Fix(es):
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).(CVE-2020-36774)
- Record
OESA-2024-1270- 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
OSVOESA-2024-1309
5.5
glade security update
Glade is a RAD tool to enable quick and easy development of user interfaces for the GTK+ toolkit and the GNOME desktop environment.
Security Fix(es):
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).(CVE-2020-36774)
- Record
OESA-2024-1309- 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-2020-36774
5.5
plugins/gtk+/glade-gtk-box.c in GNOME Glade before 3.38.1 and 3.39.x before 3.40.0 mishandles widget rebuilding for GladeGtkBox, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36774- 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
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13737-1 No score
glade-3.40.0-4.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the glade-3.40.0-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13737-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:0983-1 No score
Security update for glade
This update for glade fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-36774: Fixed crash when rebuilding GladeGtkBox (bsc#1220059).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:0983-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gladeDebian:12 |
before 3.38.2-1 | 3.38.2-1 |
gladeDebian:13 |
before 3.38.2-1 | 3.38.2-1 |
gladeopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 3.36.0-3.oe1 | 3.36.0-3.oe1 |
gladeopenEuler:22.03-LTS |
before 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp3 | 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp3 |
gladeopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp1 | 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp1 |
gladeopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2 |
before 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp2 | 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp2 |
gladeopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3 |
before 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp3 | 3.36.0-3.oe2203sp3 |
gladeopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 3.36.0-3.oe2003sp4 | 3.36.0-3.oe2003sp4 |
gladeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
before 3.20.0-7.3.1 | 3.20.0-7.3.1 |
gladeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.3-1 |
None known |
gladeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.20.0-33.20.1-13.20.2-13.20.4-13.22.0-13.22.1-1 |
None known |
gladeUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.22.1-33.22.1-43.22.1-4build13.22.2-0ubuntu13.22.2-1 |
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-2020-36774 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gnome Glade, published February 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. Fixed in glade 3.38.2-1.
References
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glade/-/issues/479
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glade/-/commit/7acdd3c6f6934f47b8974ebc2190a59ea5d2ed17
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36774
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9jp-j2w9-gw9c
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36774
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1270
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openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1309
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240983-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1220059
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36774
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-36774
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glade/-/commit/2e2475bb27f891d3ad71cbd5b7152b4751da5874
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36774