CVE-2020-35633 is a code execution vulnerability in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1, specifically an out-of-bounds read and type confusion in SNC_io_parser.h. This flaw affects CGAL Computational Geometry Algorithms Library and Debian Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), an unauthenticated attacker can exploit this remotely by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted malformed file, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently unavailable, though the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion.
| 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
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