Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-3817 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
libcomps Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | rpm-software-management |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU22821
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3817
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when merging two ObjMRTrees while processing XML files in libcomps. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XML file, pass it to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibcomps: 0.1.2 - 0.1.9
CPE2.3https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3817
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/commit/e3a5d056633677959ad924a51758876d415e7046
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps/issues/41
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.