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CVE-2019-12214

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  • Published2019-05-20
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

In FreeImage 3.18.0, an out-of-bounds access occurs because of mishandling of the OpenJPEG j2k_read_ppm_v3 function in j2k.c. The value of l_N_ppm comes from the file read in, and the code does not consider that l_N_ppm may be greater than the size of p_header_data.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-05-2016:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Freeimage project freeimage
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.18= 3.18.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • freeimageUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • freeimageUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

3 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-12214 Red Hat Product Security

    freeimage: out-of-bounds access in function j2k_read_ppm_v3 in j2k.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2019-05-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4fj8-c7x8-6q88

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12214?

In FreeImage 3.18.0, an out-of-bounds access occurs because of mishandling of the OpenJPEG j2k_read_ppm_v3 function in j2k.c. The value of l_N_ppm comes from the file read in, and the code does not consider that l_N_ppm may be greater than the size of p_header_data.

Is CVE-2019-12214 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-12214 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12214?

CVE-2019-12214 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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