A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Computerinsel PhotoLine 20.02. Affected is an unknown part of the component GIF Parser. The manipulation as part of a GIF File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An memory corruption vulnerability exists in the .GIF parsing functionality of Computerinsel Photoline 20.02. A specially crafted .GIF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can send specific .GIF file to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 10/04/2017. The weakness was shared 10/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2880 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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