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CVE-2019-12973 OpenJPEG

Affected softwareOpenJPEG
Severity5.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCWE-834
Published26 Jun 2019
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 7 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 2.6% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

5.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 5.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

5 products, 7 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd debian debian linux generic 9.0
nvd opensuse leap generic 15.0 · 15.1
nvd oracle database server generic 18c
nvd oracle outside in technology generic 8.5.4 · 8.5.5
nvd uclouvain openjpeg generic 2.3.1

References

URLTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185/commits/cbe7384016083eac16078b359acd7a842253d503 Broken Link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2019-06-26By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.