CVE-2020-12658 describes a critical vulnerability in gssproxy versions prior to 0.8.3, where a threading error in gp_worker_main() prevents a mutex from being unlocked before thread exit. This flaw impacts Debian Linux and the gssproxy project. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows for unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gssproxy_project:gssproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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