Use-after-free in libpng - CVE-2019-7317

 

Use-after-free in libpng - CVE-2019-7317

Published: February 14, 2019 / Updated: April 18, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17708
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7317
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free memory error in the png_image_free function, as defined in the png.c source code file when calling on png_safe_execute. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data, trigger a call on png_safe_execute and trigger memory corruption, resulting in a DoS condition.


Affected software

libpng
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
Fedora
Foxit Reader for Linux
Oracle AutoVue
libpng1.6 (Ubuntu package)
libpng1.6 (Debian package)
openjdk8 (Alpine package)
thunderbird (Ubuntu package)
firefox (Ubuntu package)
firefox-esr (Debian package)
firefox-esr (Alpine package)
thunderbird (Debian package)
libpng
java-1.7.1-ibm-src (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm-demo (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.1-ibm (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-src (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-headless (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart (Red Hat package)
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor
Red Hat Satellite
MikTex
Secure Remote Services (SRS) Virtual Edition
Java SE Embedded
MySQL Workbench
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
EMC ViPR SRM
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)

How to mitigate CVE-2019-7317

Update to the latest version.

libpng - update to 1.6.37
Foxit Reader for Linux - update to 2.4.5
libpng1.6 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2, 1.6.34-2ubuntu0.1
libpng1.6 (Debian package) - update to 1.6.28-1+deb9u1
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor - update to 2.0.2
MikTex - update to 2.9.7300
Secure Remote Services (SRS) Virtual Edition - update to 3.46.00.04
MySQL Workbench - update to 8.0.24
openjdk8 (Alpine package) - update to 8.222.10-r0
Oracle AutoVue - update to 21.0.2.6
thunderbird (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, 1:60.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
firefox (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, 67.0+build2-0ubuntu0.19.04.1, 67.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 67.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 67.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, 67.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1, 67.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 67.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 67.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1, 67.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
firefox-esr (Debian package) - update to 60.7.0esr-1~deb9u1
Firefox ESR - update to 60.7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 60.7.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 67.0
firefox-esr (Alpine package) - update to 60.7.0-r0
thunderbird (Debian package) - update to 1:60.7.0-1~deb9u1
libpng - update to 1.6.34-7.fc29
java-1.7.1-ibm-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.1-ibm-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.1-ibm-demo (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.1-ibm (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.7.1.4.50-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el7, 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el7, 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el7, 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el7, 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el7, 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el6_10, 1.8.0.5.40-1jpp.1.el7, 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm-headless (Red Hat package) - update to 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart (Red Hat package) - update to 1.8.0.5.40-3.el8_0
EMC ViPR SRM - update to 4.10.0.0
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.10.0.0
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.3.0.5.014
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.3.0.5.014

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