CVE-2020-24977

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.98% (87th) EPSS
CVSS 6.4 · medium
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7 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

GNOME project libxml2 v2.9.10 has a global buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal at libxml2/entities.c. The issue has been fixed in commit 50f06b3e.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 4.9
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.5
v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Lsecondary · CISA US
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · SUSE Product Security
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-125USprimaryCWE-125USCWE-125USCWE-125USCWE-126US
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affected products (62)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (9)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-398330SSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.52023-12-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 are no longer maintained and there won't be any update to the CVE list anymore. Please update to the latest version. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 (https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1153libxml2: Schwachstelle ermöglicht nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2020-09-03csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libxml2 ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1614Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen und Daten zu manipulieren.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-2180Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-04-19csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0227IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-11-30csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

  • openSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1ruby4.0-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.9-1.4 on GA media2026-03-13csaf · suse_csafDE

    ruby4.0-rubygem-nokogiri-1.18.9-1.4 on GA media

  • ICSA-21-336-06Hitachi Energy APM Edge2021-12-02icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the product to become inaccessible.

  • ICSA-21-336-08Hitachi Energy RTU500 series2021-12-02icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to eavesdrop on traffic, retrieve information from memory, or cause a denial-of-service condition.

  • ICSA-23-348-10Siemens SIMATIC S7-15002023-12-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the firmware version >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 for the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP (incl. SIPLUS variant). These GNU/Linux vulnerabilities have been externally identified. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Note: This SSA advises vulnerabilities for firmware version V3.1 only; for versions < V3.1 refer to Siemens Security Bulletin SSB-439005 ( https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssb-439005.html).

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisa_csaf_otsiemens_psirtsuse_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-09-04modified 2026-06-17
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references (94)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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