PT-2023-27299 · Accusoft · Accusoft Imagegear

Emmanuel Tacheau · Published 2023-09-25 · Updated 2023-09-25 · CVE-2023-40163

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 20.1

Description An out-of-bounds write issue exists in the allocate buffer for jpeg decoding functionality. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this issue.

Recommendations For Accusoft ImageGear version 20.1, consider avoiding the use of the allocate buffer for jpeg decoding functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of malformed 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

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40163

Affected Products

Accusoft Imagegear

References · 5

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1836 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40163 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40163 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1706382108535529649 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1706549249411055624 · Twitter Post