Vulnerability in Djvulibre Project
CVE-2019-15144
In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, the sorting functionality (aka GArrayTemplate<TYPE>::sort) allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash due to an Uncontrolled Recursion) by crafting a PBM image file that is mishandled in libdjvu/GContainer.h.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Djvulibre Project — versions 3.5.27
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/p/djvu/bugs/299/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/e15d51510048927f172f1bf1f27ede65907d940… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00036.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00086.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00087.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4198-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15144?
- CVE-2019-15144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Djvulibre Project, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15144?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.