VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-5125
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG2000 parsing functionality of LEADTOOLS 20.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG2000 parsing functionality of LEADTOOLS 20. A specially crafted J2K image file can cause an out of bounds write of a heap buffer, potentially resulting in code execution. An attack can specially craft a J2K image to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.99% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Affected
- leadtools/leadtools
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0916Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0916Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.