Excessive Iteration

CVE-2019-12973

Medium

5.5/10

Summary

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.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: LOCAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-834 - Excessive Iteration

The software performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed.

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Advisory Timeline

Published Jun 26, 2019