| Name | CVE-2019-12973 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2277-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 931292 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| openjpeg2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.1.0-2+deb8u14 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u7 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.3.0-2+deb10u2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2.4.0-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 2.5.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[buster] - openjpeg2 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - openjpeg2 <not-affected> (vulnerable code is not present)
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/21399f6b7d318fcdf4406d5e88723c4922202aa3 (v2.4.0)
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/3aef207f90e937d4931daf6d411e092f76d82e66 (v2.4.0)
Issue is similar to CVE-2018-6616.