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 trigger this vulnerability.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-6151: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

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.