CVE-2019-15142
djvulibre - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.86%
Description
In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, DjVmDir.cpp in the DJVU reader component allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash in GStringRep::strdup in libdjvu/GString.cpp caused by a heap-based buffer over-read) by crafting a DJVU file.
How to fix CVE-2019-15142
To remediate CVE-2019-15142, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/djvulibre—upgrade to 3.5.27.1-11 or later
- —upgrade to 3.5.25.4-4+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.5.27.1-7+deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.5.27.1-10+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-15142 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 3.5.27.1-11
- from 0, < 3.5.25.4-4+deb8u1
- from 0, < 3.5.27.1-7+deb9u1
- from 0, < 3.5.27.1-10+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |