Out-of-bounds Read in GNU Libextractor
CVE-2019-15531
GNU Libextractor through 1.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Libextractor
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.gnunet.org/view.php (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00038.html (mailing-list, 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)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00016.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15531?
- CVE-2019-15531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Libextractor, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15531?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.