libvips up to 8.7.3 iofuncs/memory.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in libvips up to 8.7.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file iofuncs/memory.c. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-6976. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvips up to 8.7.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file iofuncs/memory.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

libvips before 8.7.4 writes to uninitialized memory locations in unspecified error cases because iofuncs/memory.c does not zero out allocated memory.

The bug was discovered 01/18/2019. The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-6976 since 01/26/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libvips 8.7.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/18/2019 🔍
01/26/2019 +8 days 🔍
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01/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/03/2023 +1618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 00622428bda8d7521db8d74260b519fa41d69d0a
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-6976 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6976
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130272

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2019 16:13
Updated: 07/03/2023 14:49
Changes: 01/27/2019 16:13 (57), 05/06/2020 11:46 (1), 07/03/2023 14:49 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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