CVE-2019-12212 Information

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 Vector

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

Reference

https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5