#VU95414 Use-after-free in autotrace - CVE-2019-19005

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95414

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [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: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
autotrace
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: autotrace

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

autotrace: 0.26 - 0.31.1

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External links
https://github.com/autotrace/autotrace/pull/40
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NC6MUH2RLVEA634LHBNZ2KO7MQKI2RDZ/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1945031

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.