Out-of-bounds Read in Freeimage Project
CVE-2019-12214
In FreeImage 3.18.0, an out-of-bounds access occurs because of mishandling of the OpenJPEG j2k_read_ppm_v3 function in j2k.c. The value of l_N_ppm comes from the file read in, and the code does not consider that l_N_ppm may be greater than the size of p_header_data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Freeimage Project — versions 3.18.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12214?
- CVE-2019-12214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freeimage Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12214?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.