SB2019080920 - Fedora 29 update for mgetty
Published: August 9, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080920
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010189)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in g3/g32pbm.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the application and consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.