Infinite loop in mgetty
Priority LOW 26CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
mgetty prior to version 1.2.1 is affected by: Infinite Loop. The impact is: DoS, the program does never terminates. The component is: g3/g32pbm.c. The attack vector is: Local, the user should open a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: 1.2.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00835 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mgetty | mgetty | prior to version 1.2.1 [fixed: 1.2.1] | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- mgetty Vendormgetty Affected prior to version 1.2.1 [fixed: 1.2.1] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Mgetty Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mgetty Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrc7-358r-9hwc
References
More Mgetty Project Mgetty vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11988 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11991 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11992 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11990 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11989 An issue was discovered in mgetty before 1.2.1. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-16012 Out-of-bounds read in mgetty CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-1010189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1010189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrc7-358r-9hwc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1010189 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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