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title: "CVE-2019-1010189\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-1010189

Publication date 24 July 2019

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010189?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

mgetty prior to version 1.2.1 is affected by: Infinite Loop. The impact is:
DoS, the program does never terminates. The component is: g3/g32pbm.c. The
attack vector is: Local, the user should open a specially crafted file. The
fixed version is: 1.2.1.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mgetty | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 23.04 lunar | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 20.10 groovy | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.2.1-1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1010189)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010189)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-1010189)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-1010189)

### Other references

* <https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010189>