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Out-of-bounds read in mgetty

Priority LOW 26CWE-125Published · 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
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00843 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
mgettymgetty1.2.0 [fixed: 1.2.1]—No fix listedCNA
  • mgetty Vendormgetty Affected 1.2.0 [fixed: 1.2.1] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mgetty_project:mgetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.1VulnerableMgetty 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: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010190
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqmm-33mv-f756

References

  • 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-2019-16011 Infinite loop in mgetty CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources