Buffer overflow in Accusoft Imagegear

CVE-2020-6151

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause a memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigge…

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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-2020-6151?
CVE-2020-6151 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-6151?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6151 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.