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CVE-2020-7374

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 3.09%

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CVE-2020-7374 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
3.09%

86.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
DocumalisFree Pdf Editor5.7.2.26
DocumalisFree Pdf Scanner5.7.2.122

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-7374?
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.
How severe is CVE-2020-7374?
CVE-2020-7374 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7374?
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Source: NVD / NIST