Vulnerability in Libvips
CVE-2019-6976
libvips before 8.7.4 generates output images from uninitialized memory locations when processing corrupted input image data because iofuncs/memory.c does not zero out allocated memory. This can result in leaking raw process memory contents through the output image.
EPSS: 0.023 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Libvips
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6976?
- CVE-2019-6976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libvips, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6976?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6976 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.