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CVE-2020-6151

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of...

8.1 High

CVE-2020-6151 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Accusoft Imagegear, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.62%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
8.1 HighCVSS 3.0, CVE List
Exploit chance
1.62%EPSS, 76th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause a memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.62%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used8.1

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause a memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2020-6151
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-704
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-273058.1

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause a memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2020-27305
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x634-f296-rwgv9.8

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of...

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause a memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-x634-f296-rwgv
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD9.8

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the TIFF handle_COMPRESSION_PACKBITS functionality of Accusoft ImageGear 19.7. A specially crafted malformed file can cause a memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2020-6151
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-704, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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