CVE-2020-28967 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in FlashGet v1.9.6's "current path directory" function. This flaw allows a local attacker to elevate process privileges by overwriting registers, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it represents a significant risk, though it requires local access and no user interaction. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited or widely known.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashget:flashget:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.