#VU21274 Out-of-bounds read in libgd - CVE-2019-11038

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#VU21274 Out-of-bounds read in libgd - CVE-2019-11038

Published: September 23, 2019 / Updated: April 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21274
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11038
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libgd
Software vendor:
GD Software

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the gdImageCreateFromXbm() function in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, pass it to the affected application, 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.

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