Vulnerability in Oracle Database Server
CVE-2019-12973
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Database Server — versions 18c
- Oracle Outside In Technology — versions 8.5.4, 8.5.5
- Uclouvain Openjpeg — versions 2.3.1
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185/commits/cbe7384016083eac16078b359acd7a8… (Broken Link)
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12973?
- CVE-2019-12973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12973?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12973 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.