Use-after-free in autotrace - CVE-2019-19005
Published: August 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95414
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19005
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: autotrace
Affected software:
autotrace
autotrace
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a malformed bitmap image. A remote attacker can trick the victim to pass a specially crafted image to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19005
Install update from vendor's website.