Out-of-bounds read in MediaInfo - CVE-2019-11372
Published: July 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19041
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11372
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaArea
Affected software:
MediaInfo
MediaInfo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the MediaInfoLib::File__Tags_Helper::Synched_Test() function in Tag/File__Tags.cpp file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11372
Install update from vendor's website.