CVE-2019-9210 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in AdvanceCOMP's PNG compression allows attackers to trigger memory corruption via crafted files, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-9210?
CVE-2019-9210 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In AdvanceCOMP 2.1, png_compress in pngex.cc in advpng has an integer overflow upon encountering an invalid PNG size, which results in an attempted memcpy to write into a buffer that is too small. (There is also a heap-based buffer over-read.)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9210?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
advancecomp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.15-22.el7 |
advancecomp-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.15-22.el7 |
advancecomp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.15-22.el7 |
advancecomp-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.15-22.el7 |
Products include Advancemame Advancecomp, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9210?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-9210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-6303, AZL-7167, CLEANSTART-2023-VW60139, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9210, GHSA-h34m-m7hc-cp2h, MGASA-2019-0128 and 3 more.