CVE-2020-8859
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected...
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
- Record
CVE-2020-8859- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29701
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29701- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxx3-g5rx-565f No score
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected...
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
- Record
GHSA-gxx3-g5rx-565f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
- Record
CVE-2020-8859- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of ELOG Electronic Logbook 3.1.4-283534d. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of HTTP parameters. A crafted request can trigger the dereference of a null pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-10115.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
elogDebian:9 |
before 3.1.2-1-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions 3.1.2-1-1 |
3.1.2-1-1+deb9u1 |
elogUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.0-2-13.1.1-1-1 |
None known |
elogUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.3-1-13.1.3-1-1build1 |
None known |
elogUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.3-1-1build1 |
None known |
elogUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.3-1-1build13.1.3-1-1build2 |
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-2020-8859 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Elog Electronic Logbook, published March 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.57%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in elog 3.1.2-1-1+deb9u1.