CVE-2020-35636
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.033 · 88 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A code execution vulnerability exists in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1 in Nef_S2/SNC_io_parser.h SNC_io_parser::read_sface() sfh->volume() OOB read. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to an out-of-bounds read and type confusion, which could lead to code execution. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–10
ssvc
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affected products (11)
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- cgal computational geometry algorithms library= 5.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cgal:computational_geometry_algorithms_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (16)
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- https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/releases/tag/v5.1.2Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00002.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00011.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4J344OKKDLPRN422OYRR46HDEN6MM6P/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NB5SF5OJR2DSV7CC6U7FVW5VJSJO5EKV/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35636cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-34cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1225cnnvd
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