Buffer overflow in AdvanceCOMP - CVE-2019-8383
Published: February 17, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31157
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8383
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Andrea Mazzoleni
Affected software:
AdvanceCOMP
AdvanceCOMP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. An invalid memory address occurs in the function adv_png_unfilter_8 in lib/png.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8383
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J23C6QSTJMQ467KAI6QG54AE4MZRLPQV/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-adv_png_unfilter_8-advancecomp/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/272/