CVE-2019-12973: debian debian_linux Excessive Iteration
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-12973 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Excessive Iteration vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7Timeline
- 26-06-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In OpenJPEG 2.3.1, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file. This issue is similar to CVE-2018-6616.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.60% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu6 products
- blenderAll versions (No fix recorded)
- emscriptenAll versions (No fix recorded)
- insighttoolkit4All versions (No fix recorded)
- openjpeg2< 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1 | < 2.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 2.3.1-1ubuntu4
- qtwebengine-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- openjpeg2< 2.4.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Oracle2 products
- database_server18c
- outside_in_technology8.5.4 | 8.5.5
Alpine1 product
- openjpeg< 2.3.1-r4 | < 2.3.1-r5 | < 2.3.0-r6
Mageia1 product
- openjpeg2< 2.3.1-1.1.mga7
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 15.1
Uclouvain1 product
- openjpeg2.3.1
7 vendors · 14 products
References
19 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185/commits/cbe7384016083eac16078b359acd7a842253d503X Refsource MISCBroken LinkREPORT
- github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory