Use After Free in Image-Rs Image
CVE-2019-16138
An issue was discovered in the image crate before 0.21.3 for Rust, affecting the HDR image format decoder. Vec::set_len is called on an uninitialized vector, leading to a use-after-free and arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.025 (84.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0014.html (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/image-rs/image/pull/985 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16138?
- CVE-2019-16138 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Image-Rs Image, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16138?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16138 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.