Description
libvips before 8.7.4 generates output images from uninitialized memory locations when processing corrupted input image data because iofuncs/memory.c does not zero out allocated memory. This can result in leaking raw process memory contents through the output image.
Published: 2019-01-26
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-16528 libvips before 8.7.4 generates output images from uninitialized memory locations when processing corrupted input image data because iofuncs/memory.c does not zero out allocated memory. This can result in leaking raw process memory contents through the output image.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6437-1 VIPS vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00417}

epss

{'score': 0.00657}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:38:32.597Z

Reserved: 2019-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-6976

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-26T23:29:00.237

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:47:20.820

Link: CVE-2019-6976

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