#VU21450 Heap-based buffer overflow in DjVuLibre - CVE-2019-15142
Published: September 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21450
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15142
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DjVuLibre
DjVuLibre
Software vendor:
DjVu
DjVu
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing DJVU files in DjVmDir.cpp in DjVuLibre. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted DJVU, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and crash the application using the affected library.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.