CVE-2019-3572 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in libming's dbl2png utility can lead to out-of-bounds writes, potentially allowing code execution or denial of service.
- 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-2019-3572?
CVE-2019-3572 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libming Libming, published on 2 Jan 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 issue was discovered in libming 0.4.8. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function writePNG in the file util/dbl2png.c of the dbl2png command-line program. Because this is associated with an erroneous call to png_write_row in libpng, an out-of-bounds write might occur for some memory layouts.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libming Libming.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3572 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-2019-3572 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3572 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libming Libming
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpp7-pwg9-79jx, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3572.