CVE-2020-7828 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-7828

DaviewIndy Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

DaviewIndy 8.98.4 and earlier version contain Heap-based overflow vulnerability, triggered when the user opens a malformed specific file that is mishandled by Daview.exe. Attackers could exploit this and arbitrary code execution.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Thanks to Donghyun Kim for reporting this vulnerability

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

DavieIndy
Vulnerable Versions:
8.98.4

Timeline

Official Publish: July 30th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion