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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-16138

Vec::set_len is called on an uninitialized vector, leading to a use-after-free and arbitrary code execution.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.48%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in the image crate before 0.21.3 for Rust, affecting the HDR image format decoder. Vec::set_len is called on an uninitialized vector, leading to a use-after-free and arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.48% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
image-rs/image
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.