CVE-2019-6988 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Uclouvain	Openjpeg	2.3.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-6988?

CVE-2019-6988 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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_t...

How severe is CVE-2019-6988?

CVE-2019-6988 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-6988?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Uclouvain Openjpeg.