CVE-2019-1010190
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may...
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
CVE-2019-1010190- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
CVE-2019-1010190- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-1935 No score
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
EUVD-2019-1935- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqmm-33mv-f756 No score
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may...
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
GHSA-fqmm-33mv-f756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
CVE-2019-1010190- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010190
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010190- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010190
mgetty prior to 1.2.1 is affected by: out-of-bounds read. The impact is: DoS, the program may crash if the memory is not mapped. The component is: putwhitespan() in g3/pbm2g3.c. The attack vector is: Local, the victim must open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010190- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0506-1 No score
Security update for mgetty
This update for mgetty fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770).
- Fixed a permission issue which have resulted in build failures (bsc#1168170).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0506-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0853-1 No score
Security update for mgetty
This update for mgetty fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0853-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0957-1 No score
Security update for mgetty
This update for mgetty fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770).
- Fixed a permission issue which have resulted in build failures (bsc#1168170).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0957-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mgettyDebian:12 |
before 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
mgettyDebian:13 |
before 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
mgettyDebian:14 |
before 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
mgettySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 1.1.36-58.9.2 | 1.1.36-58.9.2 |
mgettySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 1.1.36-58.9.2 | 1.1.36-58.9.2 |
mgettySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 |
before 1.1.36-58.9.2 | 1.1.36-58.9.2 |
mgettySUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
before 1.1.36-58.9.2 | 1.1.36-58.9.2 |
mgettySUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 |
before 1.1.37-3.8.1 | 1.1.37-3.8.1 |
mgettyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.36-2.11.1.36-2.1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 |
None known |
mgettyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.36-3.1 |
None known |
mgettyUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1.2.1-1 | 1.2.1-1 |
mgettyopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 | 1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-1010190 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mgetty, published July 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in mgetty 1.2.1-1.
References
x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-007-mgetty
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00016.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010190
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqmm-33mv-f756
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-1010190
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200853-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/1142770
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010190
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010190