Cimg
CVE-2019-1010174
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier is affected by: command injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
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A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier is affected by: command injection. The impact is: RCE. The component is: load_network() function. The attack vector is: Loading an image from a user-controllable url can lead to command injection, because no string sanitization is done on the url. The fixed version is: v.2.3.4. Affected products include: Cimg Cimg Library, Debian Debian Linux.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
CImg The CImg Library v.2.3.3 and earlier is affected by: command injection. The impact is: RCE. The component is: load_network() function. The attack vector is: Loading an image from a user-controllable url can lead to command injection, because no string sanitization is done on the url. The fixed version is: v.2.3.4.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
An issue in cimg.eu Cimg Library v2.9.3 allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted JPEG file. Rate
A flaw was found in CImg in versions prior to 2.9.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely expl
A heap-based buffer overflow in Clmg before 3.3.3 can occur via a crafted file to cimg_library::CImg<unsigned char>::_lo
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
An issue was discovered in CImg v.220. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required,
A flaw was found in Clmg, where with the help of a maliciously crafted pandore or bmp file with modified dx and dy heade
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