What is CVE-2019-17534?

CVE-2019-17534 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libvips, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-17534?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-17534 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Libvips

CVE-2019-17534

vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c in libvips before 8.8.2 tries to access a color map before a DGifGetImageDesc call, leading to a use-after-free.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.024 (82.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libvips
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17534?: CVE-2019-17534 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libvips, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-17534?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17534 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.