CVE-2020-8447 describes a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the ossec-analysisd component of OSSEC-HIDS versions 2.7 through 3.5.0, affecting the server's log analysis capabilities. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.7, <= 3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ossec:ossec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.