SUSE update for djvulibre
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-3500 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libdjvulibre21-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libdjvulibre21 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libdjvulibre-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component djvulibre-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component djvulibre-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component djvulibre Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU53319
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3500
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in DJVU::DjVuDocument::get_djvu_file() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted djvu file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package djvulibre to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
libdjvulibre21-debuginfo: before 3.5.27-11.6.1
libdjvulibre21: before 3.5.27-11.6.1
libdjvulibre-devel: before 3.5.27-11.6.1
djvulibre-debugsource: before 3.5.27-11.6.1
djvulibre-debuginfo: before 3.5.27-11.6.1
djvulibre: before 3.5.27-11.6.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_packagehub_subpackages:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_packagehub_subpackages:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_desktop_applications:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_desktop_applications:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libdjvulibre21-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libdjvulibre21:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libdjvulibre-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:djvulibre-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:djvulibre-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:djvulibre:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211948-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
