Buffer overflow in Advancemame Advancecomp
CVE-2019-8383
An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. An invalid memory address occurs in the function adv_png_unfilter_8 in lib/png.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Advancemame Advancecomp
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-adv_png_unfilter_8-advance… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceforge.net/p/advancemame/bugs/272/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2332 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00034.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8383?
- CVE-2019-8383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advancemame Advancecomp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8383?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.