CVE-2019-15531

GNU Libextractor through 1.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function...

6.5 MediumFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.70%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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

Record: CVE-2019-15531
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2019-15531
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-6516 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2019-6516
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4hp-jj52-f756 6.5

GNU Libextractor through 1.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function...

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

Record: GHSA-m4hp-jj52-f756
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

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

Record: CVE-2019-15531
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-15531 6.5

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15531
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-15531 6.5

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

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15531
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2020-0015 No score

Updated libextractor packages fix security vulnerability

Updated libextractor packages fix security vulnerability:

GNU Libextractor through 1.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method in plugins/dvi_extractor.c (CVE-2019-15531).

Record: MGASA-2020-0015
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libextractor` Debian:12	before 1:1.9-2	1:1.9-2
`libextractor` Debian:13	before 1:1.9-2	1:1.9-2
`libextractor` Debian:14	before 1:1.9-2	1:1.9-2
`libextractor` Debian:8	before 1:1.3-2+deb8u5, plus listed versions 1:1.3-21:1.3-2+deb8u11:1.3-2+deb8u21:1.3-2+deb8u31:1.3-2+deb8u4	1:1.3-2+deb8u5
`libextractor` Debian:9	before 1:1.3-4+deb9u4, plus listed versions 1:1.3-41:1.3-4+deb9u11:1.3-4+deb9u21:1.3-4+deb9u3	1:1.3-4+deb9u4
`libextractor` Mageia:7	before 1.9-2.1.mga7	1.9-2.1.mga7
`libextractor` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	before 1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1:1.1-1ubuntu11:1.2-1ubuntu11:1.3-1	1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
`libextractor` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.3-2build11:1.3-2ubuntu11:1.3-31:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1	None known
`libextractor` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.3-4build31:1.6-11:1.6-1build11:1.6-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-15531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gnu Libextractor, published August 23, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in libextractor 1:1.9-2.

References

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