Vulnerability identifier: #VU21452
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
DjVuLibre
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Vendor: DjVu
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the sorting functionality (aka GArrayTemplate::sort) within the libdjvu/GContainer.h in DjVuLibre. A remote attacker can consume excessive system resources with a specially crafted BMP file.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
DjVuLibre: 3.5.27
External links
http://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/bugs/299/
http://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/e15d51510048927f172f1bf1f27ede65907d940d/
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.