Integer underflow in LEADTOOLS - CVE-2019-5099
Published: November 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22550
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5099
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LEAD Technologies, Inc.
Affected software:
LEADTOOLS
LEADTOOLS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in the CMP-parsing functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted CMP image file to the affected application, trigger integer underflow 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5099
Vendor recommends to update to version 20.0.2019.3.20.