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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-36152

Buffer overflow in readDataVar in hdf/dataobject.c in Symonics libmysofa 0.5 - 1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SOFA.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:26 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-36152

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Feb 2021, 21:15 UTC

Buffer overflow in readDataVar in hdf/dataobject.c in Symonics libmysofa 0.5 - 1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SOFA.

osv:CVE-2020-36152
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36152",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-36152",
    "summary": "Buffer overflow in readDataVar in hdf/dataobject.c in Symonics libmysofa 0.5 - 1.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SOFA.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-36152",
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          }
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:20.522813702Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RQLNZOVVONQSZZJHQVZT6NMOUUDMGBBR/",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385097,
  "published_at": "2021-02-08T21:15:13.32+00:00"
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