CVE-2020-13598 — FS: Buffer Overflow when enabling Long File Names in FAT_FS and calling fs_stat

FS: Buffer Overflow when enabling Long File Names in FAT_FS and calling fs_stat. Zephyr versions >= v1.14.2, >= v2.3.0 contain Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-7fhv-rgxr-x5

01What is this vulnerability?

FS: Buffer Overflow when enabling Long File Names in FAT_FS and calling fs_stat. Zephyr versions >= v1.14.2, >= v2.3.0 contain Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-7fhv-rgxr-x56h

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
zephyrproject-rtos	zephyr	v1.14.2, v2.3.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2021-05-24T21:40:26.773Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T03:28:53.484Z

09References

• github.com — http://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-7fhv-rgxr-x…