Out-of-bounds Read in Libming

CVE-2019-3572

An issue was discovered in libming 0.4.8. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function writePNG in the file util/dbl2png.c of the dbl2png command-line program. Because this is associated with an erroneous call to png_write_row in libpng, an out-of-bounds write might occur for some memory layouts.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (65.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Libming — versions 0.4.8
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3572?
CVE-2019-3572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-3572?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.