CVE-2019-12973

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12973
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-12973.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2019-12973
Downstream
Related
Published
2019-06-26T18:15:10.120Z
Modified
2026-08-03T14:23:56.588646Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In OpenJPEG 2.3.1, there is excessive iteration in the opjt1encode_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.

Database specific 
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            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "9.0"
                },
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                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
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                {
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                },
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                    "last_affected": "15.1"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING",
            "vendor_product": "oracle:database_server",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "18c"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "18c"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING",
            "vendor_product": "oracle:outside_in_technology",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "8.5.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "8.5.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "8.5.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "8.5.5"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING",
            "vendor_product": "uclouvain:openjpeg",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "2.3.1"
                },
                {
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                }
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        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3
Database specific
Show details 
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Affected versions

v2.*
v2.2.0
v2.3.0

Database specific

source 
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vanir_signatures_modified 
"2026-08-03T14:23:56Z"
vanir_signatures 
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