CVE-2020-20739

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Published Nov 20, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2473-1	vips security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-6437-1	VIPS vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.815% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/2ab5aa7bf515135c2b02d42e9a72e4c98e17031a
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/1419
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00049.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZULVPQQ4QDFSQCXFYBUXEM7UXJAOKLSP/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Fedoraproject Fedora

Libvips Libvips

Weaknesses

CWE-909

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 20, 2020, 6:16 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:22 PM
Reserved: Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:03 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 20, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:03 AM

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