The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29122 The implementation of realpath in libuv < 10.22.1, < 12.18.4, and < 14.9.0 used within Node.js incorrectly determined the buffer size which can result in a buffer overflow if the resolved path is longer than 256 bytes.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4548-1 libuv vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-30T22:24:26.861Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-8252

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-18T21:15:13.497

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:38:35.650

Link: CVE-2020-8252

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-8252 - Bugzilla

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