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
References
- https://github.com/image-rs/image/pull/985Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/image-rs/image/pull/985Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0014.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.