Integer overflow in LEADTOOLS - CVE-2019-5100
Published: November 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22548
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5100
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the BMP header parsing functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted BMP image file, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: This vulnerability affects LEADTOOLS version 20.0.2019.3.15.
Affected software
LEADTOOLS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5100
Vendor recommends to update to version 20.0.2019.3.20