6.5

CVE-2019-15531: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2020-0015UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15531DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15531
Published 23-08-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15531 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.70%
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. 23-08-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GNU Libextractor through 1.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.70% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.70%

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

Debian2 products
  • libextractor< 1:1.9-2 | < 1:1.3-4+deb9u4 | < 1:1.3-2+deb8u5
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Gnu1 product
Mageia1 product
  • libextractor< 1.9-2.1.mga7
Ubuntu1 product
  • libextractor< 1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | All versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 6 products

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