#VU67136 Integer overflow in libEMF - CVE-2020-13999
Published: September 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67136
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2020-13999
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libEMF
libEMF
Software vendor:
libemf
libemf
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the ScaleViewPortExtEx() function in libemf.cpp when processing EMF files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted EMF file to the application, trigger an integer overflow and crash the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/555PIBSHDUZD26UCJ5DHCQ4W7RXEZC66/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVZXYNDM4YOONMXYPW2GTMIS6V6JBIL6/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libemf/news/2020/06/release-of-libemf-1013/