CVE-2019-17260 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 8 Oct 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A read access violation in MPC-HC during block data movement can cause the application to crash, requiring user interaction to trigger.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-17260?

CVE-2019-17260 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

MPC-HC through 1.7.13 allows a Read Access Violation on a Block Data Move starting at mpc_hc!memcpy+0x000000000000004e.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17260?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mpc-Hc Mpc-Hc.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-17260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6652-6v6m-4gp3.