Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-23890
CVE-2020-23890:
WildBit Viewer vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-23890 is a buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in WildBit Viewer version 6.6. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 10, 2021, and affects the JPG file handling functionality of the application. This security flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition through the use of a specially crafted JPG file (AttackerKB).
Technical details
The vulnerability is related to a buffer overflow condition where data from a faulting address is used as arguments in a subsequent function call, specifically starting at JPGCodec+0x753648. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium), with an Impact Score of 3.6 and Exploitability Score of 1.8. The attack vector is Local, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (AttackerKB).
Impact
When successfully exploited, the vulnerability can lead to a denial of service condition in WildBit Viewer. The impact is primarily focused on the availability of the application, with no reported impact on confidentiality or integrity (AttackerKB).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a newer version of WildBit Viewer beyond version 6.6 to mitigate this vulnerability (WildBit Software).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management