CVE-2019-15144

Name: CVE-2019-15144
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-08-18T19:15:09.967+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.77%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-15144 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, the sorting functionality (aka GArrayTemplate<TYPE>::sort) allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash due to an Uncontrolled Recursion) by crafting a PBM image file that is mishandled in libdjvu/GContainer.h.. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, the sorting functionality (aka GArrayTemplate<TYPE>::sort) allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash due to an Uncontrolled Recursion) by crafting a PBM image file that is mishandled in libdjvu/GContainer.h.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.77%

75.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-674

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Djvulibre Project	Djvulibre	3.5.27
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Debian	Debian Linux	11.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Fedoraproject	Fedora	31
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00086.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00087.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPMG3VY33XGMIKE6QDYIUVS6A7GNTHTK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JO65AWU7LEWNF6DDCZPRFTR2ZPP5XK6L/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M7F7544WASYMOTFDR2WUEOQLN3ZEXNU4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QUEME45HVGTMDOYODAZYQOGWSZ2CEFWZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RYZTGKWY3NAKMIMTFYGN4ZO5XEQWPYRL/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-36Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/bugs/299/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/e15d51510048927f172f1bf1f27ede65907d940d/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4198-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00086.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00087.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPMG3VY33XGMIKE6QDYIUVS6A7GNTHTK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JO65AWU7LEWNF6DDCZPRFTR2ZPP5XK6L/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M7F7544WASYMOTFDR2WUEOQLN3ZEXNU4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QUEME45HVGTMDOYODAZYQOGWSZ2CEFWZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RYZTGKWY3NAKMIMTFYGN4ZO5XEQWPYRL/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-36Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/bugs/299/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/e15d51510048927f172f1bf1f27ede65907d940d/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4198-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 18, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-15144?

How severe is CVE-2019-15144?

CVE-2019-15144 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15144?

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Source: NVD / NIST