CVE-2020-25693
Integer overflows leading to heap buffer overflows in load_pnm() can be triggered by a specially crafted input file processed by CImg, which can lead to an impact to application availability or data integrity.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in CImg in versions prior to 2.9.3. Integer overflows leading to heap buffer overflows in load_pnm() can be triggered by a specially crafted input file processed by CImg, which can lead to an impact to application availability or data integrity.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-787
- Affected
- cimg/cimg · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1893377Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ERBZALTF7LXN2LZLPGAUSVMV53GHHTUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MJ5Q7NNUPXATTBUKHFKIYYAV5GJDYCZL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QZ3NPLYXZWEL7HETIFZVCXEZZ2WYYRWA/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1893377Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ERBZALTF7LXN2LZLPGAUSVMV53GHHTUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MJ5Q7NNUPXATTBUKHFKIYYAV5GJDYCZL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QZ3NPLYXZWEL7HETIFZVCXEZZ2WYYRWA/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.