CVE-2020-7374

Public Exploit

Documalis Free PDF Editor / Free PDF Scanner Stack Based Buffer Overflow

Description

Documalis Free PDF Editor version 5.7.2.26 and Documalis Free PDF Scanner version 5.7.2.122 do not appropriately validate the contents of JPEG images contained within a PDF. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a buffer overflow on the stack and gain remote code execution as the user running the Documalis Free PDF Editor or Documalis Free PDF Scanner software.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13517	issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7374?: CVE-2020-7374 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-7374?: To fix CVE-2020-7374, 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-2020-7374 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-7374 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-7374?: CVE-2020-7374 affects Documalis Free PDF Editor, Documalis Free PDF Scanner.

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Description

Category

CWE-120 – Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

References

Frequently Asked Questions