CVE-2019-11373 Denial of service in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in the MediaInfo library allows attackers to cause a crash via crafted files, impacting applications using this library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11373?
CVE-2019-11373 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 20 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read in File__Analyze::Get_L8 in File__Analyze_Buffer.cpp in MediaInfoLib in MediaArea MediaInfo 18.12 leads to a crash.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11373?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediaarea Mediainfo.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11373?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-11373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11373, GHSA-962q-8h2f-cg5p, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11373.