What is CVE-2019-5091?

CVE-2019-5091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Leadtools, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-5091?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Leadtools

CVE-2019-5091

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Dicom-packet parsing functionality of LEADTOOLS libltdic.so version 20.0.2019.3.15. A specially crafted packet can cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.019 (78.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Leadtools — versions 20.0.2019.3.15
N/a Leadtools Libltdic.so — versions 20.0.2019.3.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5091?: CVE-2019-5091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Leadtools, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-5091?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.