CVE-2019-12973
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CVE-2019-12973 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In OpenJPEG 2.3.1, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file. EPSS estimates a 2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In OpenJPEG 2.3.1, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file. This issue is similar to CVE-2018-6616.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uclouvain | Openjpeg | 2.3.1 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Oracle | Database Server | 18c |
| Oracle | Outside In Technology | 8.5.4 |
| Oracle | Outside In Technology | 8.5.5 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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