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)

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • josh@bress.net (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • josh@bress.net (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.