What is CVE-2019-5144?

CVE-2019-5144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakadusoftware Kakadu Software, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-5144?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Kakadusoftware Kakadu Software

CVE-2019-5144

An exploitable heap underflow vulnerability exists in the derive_taps_and_gains function in kdu_v7ar.dll of Kakadu Software SDK 7.10.2. A specially crafted jp2 file can cause a heap overflow, which can result in remote code execution. An attacker could provide a malformed file to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.

Published 2019-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (84.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kakadusoftware Kakadu Software — versions 7.10.2
Kakadu Software — versions SDK 7.10.2 - Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0933 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5144?: CVE-2019-5144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kakadusoftware Kakadu Software, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-5144?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.