#VU22913 Integer overflow in xcftools - CVE-2019-5086

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#VU22913 Integer overflow in xcftools - CVE-2019-5086

Published: November 22, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22913
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5086
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xcftools
Software vendor:
Henning Makholm

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "flattenIncrementally" function in the "xcf2png" and "xcf2pnm" binaries. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted XCF 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: An integer overflow can occur while walking through tiles.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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