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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-36149

Incorrect handling of input data in changeAttribute function in the libmysofa library 0.5 - 1.1 will lead to NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault error in case of restrictive memory protection or near NULL pointer overwrite in case of no memory restrictions (e.g. in embedded environments).

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31 Oct 2026, 11:26 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-36149

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Feb 2021, 21:15 UTC

Incorrect handling of input data in changeAttribute function in the libmysofa library 0.5 - 1.1 will lead to NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault error in case of restrictive memory protection or near NULL pointer overwrite in case of no memory restrictions (e.g. in embedded environments).

osv:CVE-2020-36149
Complete source record
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