CVE-2020-20739

Public Exploit

Description

im_vips2dz in /libvips/libvips/deprecated/im_vips2dz.c in libvips before 8.8.2 has an uninitialized variable which may cause the leakage of remote server path or stack address.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/1419 issue tracking exploit
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/2ab5aa7bf515135c2b02d42e9a72e4c98e17031a patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00049.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZULVPQQ4QDFSQCXFYBUXEM7UXJAOKLSP/ mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-20739?
CVE-2020-20739 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-20739?
To fix CVE-2020-20739, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-20739 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-20739 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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