SB2020031612 - Code Injection in gThumb
Published: March 16, 2020 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020031612
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20326)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in a crafted JPEG file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/Fysac/CVE-2019-20326
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commit/4faa5ce2358812d23a1147953ee76f59631590ad
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commit/ca8f528209ab78935c30e42fe53bdf1a24f3cb44
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commits/master/extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c