PT-2021-14790 · Accusoft · Accusoft Imagegear

Emmanuel Tacheau · Published 2021-06-11 · Updated 2022-07-29 · CVE-2021-21808

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Accusoft ImageGear version 19.9

Description A memory corruption issue exists in the PNG png palette process functionality. This can be triggered by a specially crafted malformed file, leading to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can exploit this by providing malicious inputs.

Recommendations For Accusoft ImageGear version 19.9, consider avoiding the use of the PNG png palette process functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of malformed files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-21808

Affected Products

Accusoft Imagegear

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1276 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21808 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21808 · Security Note