CVE-2019-13655 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Imgix by sending a crafted JPEG file that triggers excessive memory consumption.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2019-13655?

CVE-2019-13655 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jul 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

Imgix through 2019-06-19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by manipulating a small JPEG file to specify dimensions of 64250x64250 pixels, which is mishandled during an attempt to load the 'whole image' into memory.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13655?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imgix Imgix.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13655?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2019-13655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2797-489c-67fq.

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