Buffer overflow in libEMF - CVE-2020-11865

 

Buffer overflow in libEMF - CVE-2020-11865

Published: September 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67133
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2020-11865
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: libemf
Affected software:
libEMF

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing EMF files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted EMF file to the application that is using the affected library, trigger memory corruption 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-2020-11865

Install updates from vendor's website.

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