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title: "CVE-2019-15142\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-15142

Publication date 18 August 2019

Last updated 25 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-2019-15142?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In DjVuLibre 3.5.27, DjVmDir.cpp in the DJVU reader component allows
attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash in
GStringRep::strdup in libdjvu/GString.cpp caused by a heap-based buffer
over-read) by crafting a DJVU file.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| djvulibre | 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 3.5.27.1-10ubuntu0.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1 |
| 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15142?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| djvulibre | * Upstream:   <https://sourceforge.net/p/djvu/djvulibre-git/ci/970fb11a296b5bbdc5e8425851253d2c5913c45e/> |

## 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:3.1/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-2019-15142)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15142)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-15142)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15142)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4198-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4198-1)
+ DjVuLibre vulnerabilities
+ 21 November 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15142>