#VU18572 Out-of-bounds read in Skia Graphics Library - CVE-2019-5798
Published: May 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18572
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5798
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Skia Graphics Library
Skia Graphics Library
Software vendor:
Skia Project
Skia Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the Skia library during path transformations. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.