CVE-2019-6988

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted excessive memory allocation) in opj_calloc in openjp2/opj_malloc.c, when called from opj_tcd_init_tile in openjp2/tcd.c, as demonstrated by the 64-bit opj_decompress.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6988?
CVE-2019-6988 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-6988?
To fix CVE-2019-6988, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-6988 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-6988 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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