CVE-2019-5087 Integer overflow in xcftools

What is CVE-2019-5087?

CVE-2019-5087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Nov 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 exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the flattenIncrementally function in the xcf2png and xcf2pnm binaries of xcftools 1.0.7. An integer overflow can occur while calculating the row's allocation size, that could be exploited to corrupt memory and eventually execute arbitrary code. In order to trigger this vulnerability, a victim would need to open a specially crafted XCF file.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-190, CWE-680

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5087?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Xcftools Project Xcftools.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5087?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-5087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3768-p22h-mhp7, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5087.