Is CVE-2019-6976 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6976 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6976?

CVE-2019-6976 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-6976?

Patch guidance is available from libvips security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-6976.

CVE-2019-6976 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-908

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBVIPS
Published: 1/26/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

libvips : libvips

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2019-6976. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2019-6976

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2019-6976 vulnerability