CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-27790

Divide By Zero

Published: Aug 18, 2022 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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A floating point exception issue was discovered in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::invert_pt_dynamic() function of p_lx_elf.cpp file. An attacker with a crafted input file could trigger this issue that could cause a crash leading to a denial of service. The highest impact is to Availability.

Weakness

The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
UpxUpx*3.96 (excluding)
Upx-uclUbuntubionic*
Upx-uclUbuntufocal*
Upx-uclUbuntutrusty*
Upx-uclUbuntuupstream*
Upx-uclUbuntuxenial*

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