First published: Sun Aug 18 2019(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Djvulibre Project Djvulibre | =3.5.27 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =29 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =30 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =31 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =19.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =19.10 | |
openSUSE Leap | =15.0 | |
openSUSE Leap | =15.1 | |
debian/djvulibre | 3.5.28-2 | |
ubuntu/djvulibre | <3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1 | 3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1 |
ubuntu/djvulibre | <3.5.27.1-10ubuntu0.1 | 3.5.27.1-10ubuntu0.1 |
ubuntu/djvulibre | <3.5.27.1-11 | 3.5.27.1-11 |
ubuntu/djvulibre | <3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1 | 3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1 |
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CVE-2019-15144 is a vulnerability in DjVuLibre 3.5.27 that allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service by crafting a malicious image file.
The severity of CVE-2019-15144 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.
You can fix CVE-2019-15144 by updating to DjVuLibre version 3.5.27.1-11 or higher.
You can find more information about CVE-2019-15144 in the references provided: [link1](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00086.html), [link2](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00087.html), [link3](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00036.html).
CWE-674 is a vulnerability type known as Uncontrolled Recursion.