CVE-2020-27874CWE-119

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Tencent WeChat 7.0.18

High · published February 10, 2021

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Tencent WeChat 7.0.18. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the WXAM Decoder. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11580.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02087 · 81.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Published
2021-02-10T22:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 FEB 22:15Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Tencent WeChat 7.0.18
    cvelistv5