5.5

CVE-2019-1010189: mgetty_project mgetty Infinite Loop

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2020-0076UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010189DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010189
Published 24-07-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1010189 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in mgetty_project mgetty. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-07-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.83% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.83%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • mgetty< 1.2.1-1
Mageia1 product
  • mgetty< 1.2.1-1.mga7
Mgetty1 product
  • mgettyprior to version 1.2.1 [fixed: 1.2.1]
Mgetty_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • mgettyAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.2.1-1

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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