Integer overflow in Nitro Pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-131 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the rendering functionality of Nitro Software, Inc.’s Nitro Pro 13.13.2.242. When drawing the contents of a page using colors from an indexed colorspace, the application can miscalculate the size of a buffer when allocating space for its colors. When using this allocated buffer, the application can write outside its bounds and cause memory corruption which can lead to code execution. A specially crafted document must be loaded by a victim in order to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Nitro Pro | Nitro Pro 13.13.2.242 ,Nitro Pro 13.16.2.300 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Nitro Pro Vendor— Affected Nitro Pro 13.13.2.242 ,Nitro Pro 13.16.2.300 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc5m-fq47-qgpw
References
More Gonitro Nitro Pro vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05013 Heap-based buffer overflow in Nitro Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04980 Integer overflow in Nitro Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-04941 Use after free in Nitro Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05094 Nitro Pro 11.0.3.173 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via saveAs and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04959 Integer overflow in Nitro Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04843 An exploitable return of stack variable address vulnerability exists in the JavaScript… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-6116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qc5m-fq47-qgpw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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