CVE-2020-24977 (Medium) detected in gettextv0.20.1

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CVE-2020-24977 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - gettextv0.20.1

git://git.savannah.gnu.org/gettext.git

Library home page: https://github.com/autotools-mirror/gettext.git

Found in HEAD commit: ca255a4489b5c937cfb850ddee46dc5b8c99d85e

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/node_modules/libxmljs2/vendor/libxml/xmlschemastypes.c

Vulnerability Details

GNOME project libxml2 v2.9.10 has a global buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal at libxml2/entities.c. The issue has been fixed in commit 50f06b3e.

Publish Date: 2020-09-03

URL: CVE-2020-24977

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2NQ5GTDYOVH26PBCPYXXMGW5ZZXWMGZC/

Release Date: 2020-09-04

Fix Resolution: 2.9.10-7

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.