libvips up to 8.14.3/8.14.4 SVG null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in libvips up to 8.14.3/8.14.4. This affects an unknown function of the component SVG Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-40032. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in libvips up to 8.14.3/8.14.4. Affected is an unknown code block of the component SVG Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. A specially crafted SVG input can cause libvips versions 8.14.3 or earlier to segfault when attempting to parse a malformed UTF-8 character. Users should upgrade to libvips version 8.14.4 (or later) when processing untrusted input.

The weakness was disclosed 09/12/2023 as GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-40032 since 08/08/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.14.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libvips 8.14.4
Patch: e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b

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08/08/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239412

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2023 00:15
Changes: 09/12/2023 00:15 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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