SB2019022712 - Integer overflow in AdvanceCOMP
Published: February 27, 2019 Updated: November 23, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019022712
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9210)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in png_compress() function in pngex.cc. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PNG file of an invalid size to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R56LVWC7KUNXFRKQB3Y5NX2YHFJKYZB4/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/277/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3936-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3936-2/
- https://github.com/amadvance/advancecomp/commit/fcf71a89265c78fc26243574dda3a872574a5c02