ubuntu-cve-2019-15144
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-08-18 19:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:39
Summary
Details

In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, the sorting functionality (aka GArrayTemplate::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.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "djview",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
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          },
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          },
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          },
          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre21",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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      },
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ],
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        "3.5.27.1-4",
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      ]
    },
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      },
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      },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.5.27.1-7",
        "3.5.27.1-8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, the sorting functionality (aka GArrayTemplate\u003cTYPE\u003e::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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15144",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:39:03Z",
  "published": "2019-08-18T19:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15144"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4198-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15144"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-4198-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-15144"
  ]
}



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