Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting freeimage package, versions <3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-FREEIMAGE-2794801
- published20 May 2019
- disclosed20 May 2019
Introduced: 20 May 2019
CVE-2019-12212 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 freeimage to version 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeimage package and not the freeimage package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a special JXR file, the StreamCalcIFDSize function of JXRMeta.c repeatedly calls itself due to improper processing of the file, eventually causing stack exhaustion. An attacker can achieve a remote denial of service attack by sending a specially constructed file.