CVE-2020-12059
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Ceph through 13.2.9. A POST request with an invalid tagging XML can crash the RGW process by triggering a NULL pointer exception.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-ceph-2020-120592026-03-20vendor · osvUS
An issue was discovered in Ceph through 13.2.9. A POST request with an invalid tagging XML can crash the RGW process by triggering a NULL pointer exception.
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references (22)
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- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170170cnnvd
- https://docs.ceph.com/docs/master/releases/mimic/cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00034.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12059cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162498/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-1518-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/44967cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4528-1/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Ceph-denial-of-service-via-ill-formed-XML-32084cnnvd
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