CVE-2019-12212
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
Description
When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a special JXR file, the StreamCalcIFDSize function of JXRMeta.c repeatedly calls itself due to improper processing of the file, eventually causing stack exhaustion. An attacker can achieve a remote denial of service attack by sending a specially constructed file.
How to fix CVE-2019-12212
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/freeimage—no fix listed
Is CVE-2019-12212 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |