Description
GNU Libextractor through 1.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the function EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libextractor | 1:1.9-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | libextractor | 1:1.9-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | libextractor | 1:1.9-2 | — |
| Debian 9 | libextractor | 1:1.3-4+deb9u4 | DLA-2851-1 |
| Debian 8 | libextractor | 1:1.3-2+deb8u5 | DLA-1904-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libextractor | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libextractor | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libextractor | 1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | — |
Advisories 2
- DLA-1904-1 libextractor - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2851-1 libextractor - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=5846
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190830 [SECURITY] [DLA 1904-1] libextractor security update mailing-list
- FEDORA-2019-62b65ed7f6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-5628767261 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-b467cab3c8 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211226 [SECURITY] [DLA 2851-1] libextractor security update mailing-list