# CVE-2019-5089: Memory corruption in Able2Extract Professional

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a specially crafted JPEG file in Able2Extract Professional.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c78-qwfr-hr2w

## What is CVE-2019-5089?

CVE-2019-5089 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Investintech Inc. Able2Extract Professional, published on 5 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 memory corruption vulnerability exists in Investintech Able2Extract Professional 4.0.7 x64. A specially crafted JPEG file can cause an out-of-bounds memory write, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim machine. An attacker could exploit a vulnerability by providing the user with a specially crafted JPEG file.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Investintech Able2extract.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Investintech Inc. Able2Extract Professional

- [CVE-2011-4222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4222/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2019-5088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5088/): Memory corruption in Able2Extract Professional (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5089 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Investintech Inc. Able2Extract Professional, published on 5 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Investintech Inc. Able2Extract Professional. 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-2019-5089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5089

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5089/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.