CVE-2020-28609 is a high-severity code execution vulnerability affecting the Nef polygon-parsing functionality in CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1 and related Debian packages. This flaw, stemming from out-of-bounds read and type confusion issues, can be triggered by a specially crafted malformed file, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve code execution with user interaction. While rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgal:computational_geometry_algorithms_library:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.