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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2019-1010174 EUVD-2019-1919GHSA-rp8q-pmmm-p726

CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier is affected by: command injection. The impact is: RCE. The component is: load_network() function.…

Published Jul 25, 2019 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by dwf

Vendor: CImg Product: The CImg Library Package: cimg Package: cimg Package: gmic Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier is affected by: command injection. The impact is: RCE. The component is: load_network() function. The attack vector is: Loading an image from a user-controllable url can lead to command injection, because no string sanitization is done on the url. The fixed version is: v.2.3.4.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier [fixed: v.2.3.4] —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 cimg 2.3.6+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 cimg 2.3.6+dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 cimg 2.3.6+dfsg-1 —
Debian 9 cimg 1.7.9+dfsg-1+deb9u1 DLA-2421-1
Debian 8 cimg 1.5.9+dfsg-1+deb8u1 DLA-1934-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gmic No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS gmic No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS gmic No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS cimg +1 No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS cimg No fix yet —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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Advisories 2

References