Out-of-Bounds Affecting advancecomp-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.15-21.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ADVANCECOMPDEBUGINFO-1674725
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed17 Feb 2019

Introduced: 17 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-8383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 advancecomp-debuginfo to version 0:1.15-21.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1319.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream advancecomp-debuginfo package and not the advancecomp-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. An invalid memory address occurs in the function adv_png_unfilter_8 in lib/png.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

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