CVE-2020-13999 Integer overflow in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted EMF file due to an integer overflow in the libEMF library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-13999?
CVE-2020-13999 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 15 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ScaleViewPortExtEx in libemf.cpp in libEMF (aka ECMA-234 Metafile Library) 1.0.12 allows an integer overflow and denial of service via a crafted EMF file.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13999?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
libEMF SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.0.7-11.6.1 |
libEMF SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.0.7-11.6.1 |
libEMF SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.0.7-150000.3.6.1 |
libEMF openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 1.0.7-150000.3.6.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Libemf Project Libemf.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13999?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2020-13999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13999, GHSA-gg66-2489-7gr5, SUSE-SU-2022:3190-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3191-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13999.