VDB-236961 · CVE-2020-27544 · GCVE-0-2020-27544

FoldingAtHome Client Advanced Control GUI Connection.py parse_message privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in FoldingAtHome Client Advanced Control GUI. Affected is the function parse_message of the file Connection.py. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-27544. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FoldingAtHome Client Advanced Control GUI (the affected version is unknown). This affects the function parse_message of the file Connection.py. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in FoldingAtHome Client Advanced Control GUI before commit 9b619ae64443997948a36dda01b420578de1af77, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted payload to function parse_message in file Connection.py.

The weakness was released 08/11/2023 as 9b619ae64443997948a36dda01b420578de1af77. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-27544 since 10/21/2020. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 9b619ae64443997948a36dda01b420578de1af77 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Productinfo

Vendor

FoldingAtHome

Name

Client Advanced Control GUI

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 9b619ae64443997948a36dda01b420578de1af77

Timelineinfo

10/21/2020 🔍
08/11/2023 +1024 days 🔍
08/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/08/2023 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9b619ae64443997948a36dda01b420578de1af77
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-27544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-27544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236961

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2023 17:26
Updated: 09/08/2023 09:23
Changes: 08/11/2023 17:26 (40), 09/08/2023 09:23 (11)
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