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CVE-2019-16138

Published: Sep 9, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-416
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

imageimage-rs
Library
OSS Libraries / crates-io
imagecrates.ioOSS Libraries
n/an/a
image-rsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka image crate
crates.iopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/image-rs/image/pull/985
github.com
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0014.html
rustsec.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16138
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Sep 9, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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