Heap-based buffer overflow in Nitro Pro - CVE-2020-6146
Published: September 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46753
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6146
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the rendering functionality when drawing the contents of a page and selecting the stroke color from an “ICCBased” colorspace. A remote attacker can trick a victim to load a specially crafted document, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Nitro Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2020-6146
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nitro Pro - update to 13.24.1.467