What is CVE-2023-40163?

CVE-2023-40163 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-40163?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Accusoft Imagegear

CVE-2023-40163

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the allocate_buffer_for_jpeg_decoding functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 20.1. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to tr…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (36.2th 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

Accusoft Imagegear — versions 20.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1836

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40163?: CVE-2023-40163 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accusoft Imagegear, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-40163?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.