ubuntu-cve-2020-0256
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-08-11 20:15
Modified
2025-10-24 04:48
Summary
Details

In LoadPartitionTable of gpt.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when inserting a malicious USB device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-152874864

Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "gdisk",
            "binary_version": "0.8.8-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "gdisk-noicu",
            "binary_version": "0.8.8-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "gdisk",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdisk@0.8.8-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.8.7-1",
        "0.8.8-1build1",
        "0.8.8-1ubuntu0.1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "gdisk",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "gdisk",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdisk@1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "1.0.1-1",
        "1.0.1-1build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "gdisk",
            "binary_version": "1.0.3-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "gdisk",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdisk@1.0.3-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
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        }
      ],
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        "1.0.3-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "gdisk",
            "binary_version": "1.0.5-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "gdisk",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdisk@1.0.5-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.0.4-3",
        "1.0.5-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "gdisk",
            "binary_version": "1.0.8-4build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "gdisk",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdisk@1.0.8-4build1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.0.8-1",
        "1.0.8-3",
        "1.0.8-4",
        "1.0.8-4build1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "In LoadPartitionTable of gpt.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when inserting a malicious USB device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-152874864",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0256",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:48:13Z",
  "published": "2020-08-11T20:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0256"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/gptfdisk/code/ci/81c8bbee46ad6ebacf72eae70ba5147f376205a4/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/gptfdisk/+/7ffd0a26064cf25c0922f2bab511e4b4e8149083"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5262-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0256"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5262-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-0256"
  ]
}



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