Information disclosure in libvips - CVE-2020-20739
Published: November 20, 2020 / Updated: December 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48732
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-20739
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libvips
Affected software:
libvips
libvips
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in "im_vips2dz" in "/libvips/libvips/deprecated/im_vips2dz.c". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-20739
Install updates from vendor's website.