Djvulibre CVE-2021-32491

HIGH

Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

2021-06-24 patrick@puiterwijk.org

Denial Of Service Integer Overflow Debian Debian Linux Djvulibre Djvulibre Project

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-190 ASVS 5.0 V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Integer overflow checks MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A local attacker with access to the system could cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in djvulibre-3.5.28 and earlier. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. A flaw was found in djvulibre-3.5.28 and earlier. An integer overflow in function render() in tools/ddjvu via crafted djvu file may lead to application crash and other consequences. Affected products include: Djvulibre Project Djvulibre, Debian Debian Linux.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

A flaw was found in djvulibre-3.5.28 and earlier. An integer overflow in function render() in tools/ddjvu via crafted djvu file may lead to application crash and other consequences.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.9%

Top 45% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

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EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.9%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Defer

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

No

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

40

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +39

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Integer Overflow MEDIUM

Integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation produces a result that exceeds the maximum value a given integer type can store.

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:djvulibre_project:djvulibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

REF https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943684 REF https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5032

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