RCE in Cimg Library
CVE-2019-1010174
CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier is affected by: command injection. The impact is: RCE. The component is: load_network() function. The attack vector is: Loading an image from a user-controllable url can lead to command injection, because no string sanitization is done on the url. The fixed version is: v.2.3.4.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.050 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Cimg Library
- Cimg The Library — versions v.2.3.3 and earlier [fixed: v.2.3.4]
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- framagit.org/dtschump/CImg/commit/5ce7a426b77f814973e56182a0e76a2b04904146 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00030.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00033.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1010174?
- CVE-2019-1010174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cimg Library, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1010174?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1010174 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.