[ASA-202012-2] cimg: arbitrary code execution
Remi Gacogne
rgacogne at archlinux.org
Wed Dec 9 18:49:40 UTC 2020
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202012-2
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2020-12-05
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-25693
Package : cimg
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1318
Summary
=======
The package cimg before version 2.9.4-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code
execution.
Resolution
==========
Upgrade to 2.9.4-1.
# pacman -Syu "cimg>=2.9.4-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.9.4.
Workaround
==========
None.
Description
===========
A flaw was found in CImg in versions prior to 2.9.3. Integer overflows
leading to heap buffer overflows in load_pnm() can be triggered by a
specially crafted input file processed by CImg, which can lead to an
impact to application availability or data integrity.
Impact
======
An attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM
file.
References
==========
https://github.com/dtschump/CImg/pull/295
https://github.com/dtschump/CImg/commit/7db6d08355d09414d407e26aac10bb5825343e3a
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-25693
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