#VU50570 Write-what-where Condition in ImageGear - CVE-2020-13572
Published: February 10, 2021 / Updated: March 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50570
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13572
CWE-ID: CWE-123
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageGear
ImageGear
Software vendor:
Accusoft Corporation
Accusoft Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a write-what-where condition in the way the GIF parser decodes LZW compressed streams. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted file, trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.