CVE-2019-12214 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds access in FreeImage allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via malicious JPEG2000 files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12214?
CVE-2019-12214 is a high-severity memory corruption 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
In FreeImage 3.18.0, an out-of-bounds access occurs because of mishandling of the OpenJPEG j2k_read_ppm_v3 function in j2k.c. The value of l_N_ppm comes from the file read in, and the code does not consider that l_N_ppm may be greater than the size of p_header_data.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freeimage Project Freeimage.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-12214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freeimage Project Freeimage
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12214, GHSA-4fj8-c7x8-6q88, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12214.