Use-after-free in Crimson - CVE-2019-10996
Published: September 6, 2019 / Updated: September 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20898
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10996
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing CD31 files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file, that can reference memory after it has been freed and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Crimson
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10996
Install updates from vendor's website.
Crimson - update to 3112.000