CVE-2019-1010189 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in mgetty versions prior to 1.2.1, specifically within the g3/g32pbm.c component. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, causing the program to never terminate. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), the attack requires user interaction and local access, but results in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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