Out-of-bounds read in ngiflib - CVE-2019-20219
Published: January 2, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34917
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20219
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: miniupnpd
Affected software:
ngiflib
ngiflib
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in GifIndexToTrueColor in ngiflib.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20219
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.