Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting mgetty package, versions *
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- published24 Jul 2019
- disclosed24 Jul 2019
Introduced: 24 Jul 2019
CVE-2019-1010189 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:9 mgetty.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mgetty package and not the mgetty package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-1010189
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YH7KTF6IB4LZURQHCOICNVE6YDAIHV62/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-1010189
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YH7KTF6IB4LZURQHCOICNVE6YDAIHV62/