CVE-2019-6988: uclouvain openjpeg
CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-6988DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6988
Published 28-01-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-6988 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in uclouvain openjpeg. EPSS estimates a 1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.72%
0%100%
Low · -0.36 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Timeline
- 28-01-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.36 pp
From 2.09% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.72%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundOpenjpeg
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu2 products
- ghostscriptAll versions (No fix recorded)
- openjpeg2All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- openjpeg2All versions (No fix recorded)
Uclouvain1 product
- openjpeg2.3.0
3 vendors · 4 products
