Information disclosure in libvips
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-6976 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libvips Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | libvips |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU21748
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6976
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the iofuncs/memory.c file in libvips library due to application does not zero out allocated memory when when processing corrupted input image data. A remote attacker can pass to the application a corrupted data and leak raw process memory contents through the output image.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibvips: 8.7.0 - 8.7.3
External linkshttp://blog.silentsignal.eu/2019/04/18/drop-by-drop-bleeding-through-libvips/
http://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/00622428bda8d7521db8d74260b519fa41d69d0a
http://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.7.4
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
