PT-2023-11664 · Unknown · Miniupnp Ngiflib

Firefoxxpyang · Published 2023-08-11 · Updated 2023-08-16 · CVE-2020-24221

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions miniupnp ngiflib version 0.4

Description An issue was discovered in the GetByte function, allowing local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted .gif file, which can lead to an infinite loop.

Recommendations For miniupnp ngiflib version 0.4, consider disabling the GetByte function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict the processing of .gif files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24221

Affected Products

Miniupnp Ngiflib

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/miniupnp/ngiflib/issues/17 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24221 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24221 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56274 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1690263972010729472 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68347 · Telegram Post