CVE-2020-6063 Memory corruption in Accusoft

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PCX file processed by the Accusoft ImageGear library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-6063?

CVE-2020-6063 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, published on 11 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the uncompress_scan_line function of the igcore19d.dll library of Accusoft ImageGear, version 19.5.0. A specially crafted PCX file can cause an out-of-bounds write, resulting in a remote code execution. An attacker needs to provide a malformed file to the victim to trigger the vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6063?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Accusoft Imagegear.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6063 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-6063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Accusoft Imagegear vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24jv-89r5-6fvm.

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