Advisory Details

February 24th, 2021

Siemens JT2Go TIFF File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-229
ZDI-CAN-12158

CVE ID CVE-2020-27003
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Siemens
AFFECTED PRODUCTS JT2Go
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Siemens JT2Go. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIFF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Siemens has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-06
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-12-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-02-24 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Francis Provencher {PRL}
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