CVE-2019-16138 — Use After Free in Image

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
2.2%
top 15.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Image-rs ImageGolang ImageDebian Rust-image
Timeline
PublishedSep 9
Latest updateAug 25

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶crates.iogolang/image0.10.2 — 0.21.3
▶NVDimage-rs/image0.10.2 — 0.21.3

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Use after free in image↗2021-08-25
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GHSA
Use after free in image↗2021-08-25
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OSV
Flaw in interface may drop uninitialized instance of arbitrary types↗2019-08-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2019-16138: rust-image - An issue was discovered in the image crate before 0.21.3 for Rust, affecting the...↗2019
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Memory-Safety Challenge Considered Solved? An In-Depth Study with All Rust CVEs↗2021-02-25
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