# CVE-2020-28969: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can cause a denial of service in Aplioxio PDF ShapingUp by tricking users into opening a crafted PDF file.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 22 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4rg-25jx-wrwj

## What is CVE-2020-28969?

CVE-2020-28969 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2021. 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

Aplioxio PDF ShapingUp 5.0.0.139 contains a buffer overflow which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28969?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aplixio Pdf Shapingup.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-28969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-28969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-28969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-28969 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28969/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28969

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28969/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.