UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8859
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859
Upstream
  • CVE-2020-8859
Published
2020-03-23T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:48:20Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / elog

Package

Name
elog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elog@3.1.1-1-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.0-2-1
3.1.1-1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elog",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-1-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / elog

Package

Name
elog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elog@3.1.3-1-1build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.3-1-1
3.1.3-1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elog",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3-1-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / elog

Package

Name
elog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elog@3.1.3-1-1build1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.3-1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elog",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3-1-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / elog

Package

Name
elog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elog@3.1.3-1-1build2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.3-1-1build1
3.1.3-1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elog",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3-1-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8859.json"