CVE-2019-20326

Public Exploit

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c in GNOME gThumb before 3.8.3 and Linux Mint Pix before 2.4.5 allows attackers to cause a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.30% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commit/4faa5ce2358812d23a1147953ee76f59631590ad patch vendor advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commit/ca8f528209ab78935c30e42fe53bdf1a24f3cb44 vendor advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gthumb/commits/master/extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c vendor advisory
https://github.com/Fysac/CVE-2019-20326 third party advisory exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-05 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00027.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20326?
CVE-2019-20326 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20326?
To fix CVE-2019-20326, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20326 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-20326 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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