CVE-2019-12973 describes an excessive iteration vulnerability in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of OpenJPEG 2.3.1, affecting products like Debian, OpenSUSE, and Oracle. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a specially crafted BMP file, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction and local access for exploitation, but its impact is high availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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