CVE-2019-17534 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in libvips allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted GIF files.
- 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-2019-17534?
CVE-2019-17534 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 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
vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c in libvips before 8.8.2 tries to access a color map before a DGifGetImageDesc call, leading to a use-after-free.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17534?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libvips Libvips.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17534?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-17534 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17534 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-33327 Possible integer overflow leading to potential heap-based buffer overflow
- CVE-2026-35591 Possible heap-based buffer overflow when decoding TIFF image containing well-crafted tile
- CVE-2026-33328 Possible integer overflow on 32-bit systems when reading GIF images
- CVE-2026-35590 Possible out-of-bounds read leading to crash when decoding well-crafted EXIF metadata
- CVE-2021-27847 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hqm-7w7w-5w4r.