#VU21452 Infinite loop in DjVuLibre


Published: 2019-09-30

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: CVE-2019-15144

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/


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.


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