CVE-2020-13999 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the ScaleViewPortExtEx function within libemf.cpp of the libEMF library (version 1.0.12). This flaw, affecting products like Fedora and libEMF, can lead to a denial of service when processing a specially crafted EMF file. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to trigger, resulting in high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat visibility.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libemf_project:libemf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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