CVE-2019-12212 Denial of service in n/a
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via stack exhaustion in FreeImage by sending a specially crafted JXR file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-12212?
CVE-2019-12212 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published on 20 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12212?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-12212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12212, GHSA-rp8j-g7jf-vmc8, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12212.