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CVE-2020-7374

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

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2020 at 05:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFree PDF EditorFree PDF Scanner

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/13517

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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