CVE-2019-6246 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in SVG++ can cause an access violation and crash the application when processing specific SVG images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-6246?
CVE-2019-6246 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 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 SVG++ (aka svgpp) 1.2.3. After calling the gil::get_color function in Generic Image Library in Boost, the return code is used as an address, leading to an Access Violation because of an out-of-bounds read.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Svgpp Svgpp.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6246?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-6246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6246, GHSA-p32g-q42f-c4jr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6246.