# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12212, GHSA-rp8j-g7jf-vmc8, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12212

## 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 (Uncontrolled Recursion)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12212?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freeimage Project Freeimage.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12212?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-12212 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2025-70968](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-70968/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-31570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31570/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47992/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47994/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-24292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24292/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12212 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Freeimage Project Freeimage. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12212/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12212/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12212
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12212
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12212

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12212/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.