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CVE-2019-17534

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  • Published2019-10-13
  • Fixed in8.8.2
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c in libvips before 8.8.2 tries to access a color map before a DGifGetImageDesc call, leading to a use-after-free.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-10-1302:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Libvips
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.8< 8.8.28.8.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • vipsopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 8.18.7-1.1
  • vipsCleanStartall versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0
  • vipsAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0
  • vipsAlpine:v3.23all versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0
  • vipsAlpine:v3.22all versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0
  • vipsAlpine:v3.21all versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0
  • vipsAlpine:v3.20all versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0
  • vipsAlpine:v3.19all versions · fixed in 8.8.2-r0

4 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-17534 Red Hat Product Security

    vips: use-after-free in vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Libvips to 8.8.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
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Exploit-DB
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-10-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4hqm-7w7w-5w4r

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17534?

vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c in libvips before 8.8.2 tries to access a color map before a DGifGetImageDesc call, leading to a use-after-free.

Is CVE-2019-17534 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-17534 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-17534?

CVE-2019-17534 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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