USN-4957-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4957-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4957-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4957-1
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Published
2021-05-17T17:11:40.449051Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:30Z
Summary
djvulibre vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DjVu file, a remote attacker could cause applications to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / djvulibre

Package

Name
djvulibre
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djvulibre@3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.27.1-7
3.5.27.1-8
3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1
3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "djview",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djview3",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-desktop",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvuserve",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-text",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre21",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-3500",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32490",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32491",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32492",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32493",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / djvulibre

Package

Name
djvulibre
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djvulibre@3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.27.1-13
3.5.27.1-13ubuntu1
3.5.27.1-14
3.5.27.1-14build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "djview",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djview3",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvulibre-desktop",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "djvuserve",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre-text",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdjvulibre21",
            "binary_version": "3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-3500",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32490",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32491",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32492",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-32493",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}