UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15144

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15144
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15144.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15144
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Published
2019-08-18T19:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:32Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / djvulibre

Package

Name
djvulibre
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djvulibre@3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.27.1-3
3.5.27.1-4
3.5.27.1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "djview",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djview3",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-desktop",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvuserve",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-text",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre21",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / djvulibre

Package

Name
djvulibre
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djvulibre@3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.27.1-7
3.5.27.1-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "djview",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djview3",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-desktop",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvuserve",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-text",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre21",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}