CVE-2020-22916 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in XZ 5.2.5, affecting tukaani xz products, where a crafted file can lead to excessive decompression. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to trigger a high availability impact (A:H). The vendor disputes the severity, noting the predictable output size. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tukaani:xz:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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