CVE-2020-9628
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 · uneditedAdobe DNG Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.5 and earlier versions have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
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 · high confidenceAdobe DNG Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 1.5 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This memory access vulnerability allows reading beyond allocated buffer boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive information from the process memory space. The CVSS 7.5 score indicates significant risk, particularly where the SDK processes untrusted DNG image files.
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<= 1.5CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify Adobe DNG SDK installationSearch system for DNG SDK library files (such as 'dng_sdk.lib', 'dng_host.cpp', or 'AdobeDNGSDK' directories). Check common SDK installation paths or search within application bundles that may include this SDK.Affected if Adobe DNG SDK files are present on the system at any location
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Determine installed DNG SDK versionLocate version information within the SDK files, such as a 'version.h' header file, README, or metadata file. Check the DNG SDK DLL/library properties if accessible. If the SDK is embedded in an application, check that application's documentation for the DNG SDK version it includes.Affected if The discovered version is 1.5 or earlier, or the version cannot be determined but DNG SDK files exist
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Identify applications using DNG SDKReview installed software for applications that process DNG image files and may bundle the Adobe DNG SDK. Check application manifests, included libraries, or vendor documentation for SDK integration details.Affected if Any application that processes DNG files is installed and uses a vulnerable version of the SDK
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Verify DNG processing is enabled or activeDetermine whether the DNG processing functionality is actually in use. Check if there are any applications configured to open, convert, or process DNG image files. Look for recent DNG file processing activity in logs or file history.Affected if DNG file processing is performed by any application containing the vulnerable SDK
You are affected if the Adobe DNG SDK version 1.5 or earlier is present and any application uses it to process DNG image files.
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 dataUpdate to a patched version of Adobe DNG SDK (version 1.6 or later). If patching is not immediately possible, implement input validation and consider sandboxing processes that parse DNG files to limit exposure from malicious inputs.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-9628 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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