Is CVE-2020-8448 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8448 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8448?

CVE-2020-8448 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-8448?

Patch guidance is available from ossec security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-8448.

CVE-2020-8448 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

In OSSEC-HIDS 2.7 through 3.5.0, the server component responsible for log analysis (ossec-analysisd) is vulnerable to a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via crafted messages written directly to the analysisd UNIX domain socket by a local user.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OSSEC
Published: 1/30/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2020-8448

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