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CVE-2020-13995
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2020-09-25 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-787
Description
U.S. Air Force Sensor Data Management System extract75 has a buffer overflow that leads to code execution. An overflow in a global variable (sBuffer) leads to a Write-What-Where outcome. Writing beyond sBuffer will clobber most global variables until reaching a pointer such as DES_info or image_info. By controlling that pointer, one achieves an arbitrary write when its fields are assigned. The data written is from a potentially untrusted NITF file in the form of an integer. The attacker can gain control of the instruction pointer.
Affected products
References
- https://www.riverloopsecurity.com/blog/2020/09/nitf-extract75-cve-2020-13995/
- https://www.riverloopsecurity.com/blog/2020/09/nitf-extract75-cve-2020-13995/
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