CVE-2019-12973
Moderate
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.
Exploit probability
2.6%
Published
June 26, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
2 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-12973
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185/commits/cbe7384016083eac16078b359acd7a842253d503
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html