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CVE-2020-7816 — Hmtalk Daoffice security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

A vulnerability in the JPEG image parsing module in DaView Indy, DaVa+, DaOffice softwares could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an arbitrary code execution on an affected device.nThe vulnerability is due to a stack overflow read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF file to an affected device.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-06-30
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-125

Affected products

  • hmtalk / daoffice
  • hmtalk / dava+
  • hmtalk / daview_indy

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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