First published: Mon Apr 18 2022(Updated: )
Multiple code execution vulnerabilities exists in the Nef polygon-parsing functionality of CGAL libcgal CGAL-5.1.1. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to an out-of-bounds read and type confusion, which could lead to code execution. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger any of these vulnerabilities. An oob read vulnerability exists in Nef_S2/SNC_io_parser.h SNC_io_parser<EW>::read_edge() eh->twin().
Credit: talos-cna@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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CGAL Computational Geometry Algorithms Library | =5.1.1 | |
Debian Linux | =10.0 |
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CVE-2020-28619 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for code execution.
To mitigate CVE-2020-28619, update the CGAL library to version 5.1.2 or later, or implement defensive coding practices to sanitize input.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-28619 through specially crafted files that can lead to an out-of-bounds read and type confusion.
CVE-2020-28619 specifically affects CGAL version 5.1.1.
CVE-2020-28619 impacts users on Debian GNU/Linux version 10.0 and other systems using the vulnerable CGAL version.