CVE-2019-12214 is an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in FreeImage 3.18.0, specifically within the OpenJPEG j2k_read_ppm_v3 function, due to improper handling of input data that can exceed allocated buffer sizes. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a severe impact, primarily denial of service (A:H), with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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