Integer overflow in TextMaker 2021 - CVE-2020-13546
Published: January 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49298
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13546
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SoftMaker
Affected software:
TextMaker 2021
TextMaker 2021
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the TextMaker document parsing functionality within record 0x002a. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted document, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13546
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.