#VU22913 Integer overflow in xcftools - CVE-2019-5086
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22913
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5086
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xcftools
xcftools
Software vendor:
Henning Makholm
Henning Makholm
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "flattenIncrementally" function in the "xcf2png" and "xcf2pnm" binaries. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted XCF file, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: An integer overflow can occur while walking through tiles.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.