CVE-2020-23902
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA buffer overflow in WildBit Viewer v6.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted tga file. Related to Data from Faulting Address may be used as a return value starting at Editor!TMethodImplementationIntercept+0x528a3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WildBit Viewer v6.6 when parsing crafted TGA image files. The vulnerability occurs during TGA file parsing, where improper bounds checking allows a crafted file to overflow a buffer. The CVSS description indicates that data from the faulting address may be used as a return value, suggesting potential for code execution beyond just DoS.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WildBit Viewer installationCheck if WildBit Viewer is installed on the system by looking for the application in standard installation directories or the Windows Program Files folder, or by checking the Windows registry for the installed program.Affected if WildBit Viewer is found on the system
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Confirm installed version is 6.6Right-click the WildBit Viewer executable, select Properties, and check the File Version on the Details tab. Alternatively, open the program and go to Help > About to display the version number.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.6
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Check for TGA file association or supportLook for .tga file type associations in Windows Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Choose default apps by file type, or attempt to open a TGA file in WildBit Viewer.Affected if TGA files can be opened or previewed within WildBit Viewer
The environment is affected if WildBit Viewer version 6.6 is installed and TGA image file parsing is enabled or available in the application.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid opening untrusted or unknown TGA files in WildBit Viewer v6.6. Contact the vendor for patches or consider upgrading to a newer version if available. Implement additional input validation on image file parsing routines.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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