CVE-2019-19638 Integer overflow in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19638 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-19638 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19638/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19638/index.md)
An integer overflow in libsixel leads to a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-19638?
CVE-2019-19638 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function load_pnm at frompnm.c, due to an integer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19638?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Saitoha Libsixel.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19638?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-19638 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19638, GHSA-m4mr-53v8-pj7x, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19638.