Buffer overflow in Accusoft Imagegear

CVE-2020-6068

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the igcore19d.dll PNG pngread parser of the Accusoft ImageGear 19.5.0 library. A specially crafted PNG 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6068?
CVE-2020-6068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-6068?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6068 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.