CVE-2020-22650
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service ...
CVE-2020-22650 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Att Alienvault Ossim, published July 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.07%EPSS, 65th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service (DOS) via a system crash triggered by the occurrence of a large number of alarm events.
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
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ossimUbuntu:16.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.16-4ubuntu1 | None known |
ossimUbuntu:18.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.20.3+ds-5build12.2.0-12.2.1-12.2.2-1 | None known |
ossimUbuntu:20.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.0-12.9.1-22.9.1-2build1 | None known |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service (DOS) via a system crash triggered by the occurrence of a large number of alarm events.
- Record
CVE-2020-22650- 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 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service (DOS) via a system crash triggered by the occurrence of a large number of alarm events.
- Record
CVE-2020-22650- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-15409No score
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service (DOS) via a system crash triggered by the occurrence of a large number of alarm events.
- Record
EUVD-2020-15409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23jm-rv8w-pvxfNo score
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service ...
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service (DOS) via a system crash triggered by the occurrence of a large number of alarm events.
- Record
GHSA-23jm-rv8w-pvxf- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-22650
A memory leak vulnerability in sim-organizer.c of AlienVault Ossim v5 causes a denial of service (DOS) via a system crash triggered by the occurrence of a large number of alarm events.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22650- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.