#VU8723 Memory corruption in Computerinsel Photoline - CVE-2017-2920

 

#VU8723 Memory corruption in Computerinsel Photoline - CVE-2017-2920

Published: October 9, 2017 / Updated: March 20, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8723
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2920
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Computerinsel Photoline
Software vendor:
Computerinsel

Description

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

The weakness exists in the .svg parsing functionality of Computerinsel PhotoLine due to boundary error. A remote attacker can submit a malicious SVG file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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