CVE-2019-12214: freeimage_project freeimage Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-12214 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in freeimage_project freeimage. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 20-05-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.46% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (sourceforge.net)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- freeimageAll versions (No fix recorded)
Freeimage_project1 product
- freeimage3.18.0
Ubuntu1 product
- freeimageAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
