VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-12213
When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a special TIFF file, the TIFFReadDirectory function in PluginTIFF.cpp always returns 1, leading to stack exhaustion.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a special TIFF file, the TIFFReadDirectory function in PluginTIFF.cpp always returns 1, leading to stack exhaustion.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- freeimage project/freeimage · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PUWVVP67FYM4GMWD7TPQ7C7JPPRUZHYE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VZ7KBYPPNRMX7RRWVJSX4T63E3TFB6TG/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/45Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-02Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4529-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4593Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PUWVVP67FYM4GMWD7TPQ7C7JPPRUZHYE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VZ7KBYPPNRMX7RRWVJSX4T63E3TFB6TG/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/45Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-02Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4529-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4593Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.