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CVE-2019-6976

libvips before 8.7.4 generates output images from uninitialized memory locations when processing...

5.3 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.21%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

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.

Record
CVE-2019-6976
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-908
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-6976
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16528 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-16528
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-589q-f3gp-p53f 5.3

libvips before 8.7.4 generates output images from uninitialized memory locations when processing...

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.

Record
GHSA-589q-f3gp-p53f
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-908
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

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.

Record
CVE-2019-6976
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-6976 5.3

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6976
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-6976 5.3

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6976
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1 No score

libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6437-1 No score

vips vulnerabilities

Ziqiang Gu discovered that VIPS could be made to dereference a NULL pointer. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted input image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-7998)

It was discovered that VIPS did not properly handle uninitialized memory locations when processing corrupted input image data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to generate output images that expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-6976)

It was discovered that VIPS did not properly manage memory due to an uninitialized variable. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted output file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-20739)

It was discovered that VIPS could be made to divide by zero in multiple funcions. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-27847)

It was discovered that VIPS did not properly handle certain input files that contained malformed UTF-8 characters. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted SVG image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-40032)

Record
USN-6437-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vips
Debian:12
before 8.7.4-1
8.7.4-1
vips
Debian:13
before 8.7.4-1
8.7.4-1
vips
Debian:14
before 8.7.4-1
8.7.4-1
vips
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
7.40.6-2ubuntu28.0.2-28.2.1-18.2.2-1
8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
vips
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
8.4.5-1build1
8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
vips
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
8.10.5-2ubuntu18.11.4-28.12.1-18.12.1-1build1
8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
vips
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 8.18.7-1.1
8.18.7-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-6976 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Libvips, published January 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in vips 8.7.4-1.

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