7.5

CVE-2019-12212: freeimage_project freeimage Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12212DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12212
Published 20-05-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-12212 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in freeimage_project freeimage. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 1.89% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • freeimageAll versions (No fix recorded)
Freeimage_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • freeimage< 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu3.1 | < 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1 | < 3.18.0+ds2-10build4

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links