Out-of-bounds write in ImageGear - CVE-2020-6152
Published: September 4, 2020 / Updated: March 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46280
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6152
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the DICOM "parse_dicom_meta_info" functionality. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted file, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
ImageGear
How to mitigate CVE-2020-6152
Install update from vendor's website.
ImageGear - update to 19.8