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CVE-2019-12973
Published:June 26, 2019
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (13)
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185/commits/cbe7384016083eac16078b359acd7a842253d503
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12973
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12973
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-12973
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-12973
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Excessive Iteration
CWE-834
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05