PT-2021-9644 · Accusoft · Accusoft Imagegear

Published 2021-02-10 · Updated 2022-07-29 · CVE-2020-13572

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Accusoft ImageGear version 19.8

Description A heap overflow issue exists in the GIF parser when decoding LZW compressed streams. This can be triggered by a specially crafted malformed file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious file.

Recommendations For Accusoft ImageGear version 19.8, consider avoiding the use of the GIF parser for LZW compressed streams until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of malicious or untrusted files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-13572

Affected Products

Accusoft Imagegear

References · 5

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1183 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13572 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13572 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/10005 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/23407 · Telegram Post