CVE-2019-12973

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.

Published: 2019-06-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2019-12973 is rated Moderate Risk (53.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.62%). EPSS rose +2.49% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12973

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.13% 2.62% +2.49%
2 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.13% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-12973

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-12973

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-12973

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2019-12973: 1 source package rows (openjpeg); 20 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 15, open 5. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-12973
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-12973 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjpeg2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12973
gentoo normal CVE-2019-12973: 1 GLSA(s) (202101-29), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/openjpeg); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-12973
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12973
suse medium CVE-2019-12973 severity moderate: SUSE including 60 source package names (ghostscript-10.05.0-160000.2.2, ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1, …), 238 product×package rows across 88 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP2, … (88 product lines)): Fixed 122, Known Not Affected 116. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12973/
ubuntu low CVE-2019-12973 low priority: Ubuntu including 9 source packages (blender, emscripten, …), 165 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 60, not-affected 33, needs-triage 29, DNE 28, released 15. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12973

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-12973

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
uclouvain openjpeg 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 18c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle outside_in_technology 8.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle outside_in_technology 8.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-12973

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108900 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/8ee335227bbcaf1614124046aa25e53d67b11ec3 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1185/commits/cbe7384016083eac16078b359acd7a842253d503 Broken Link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory
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