6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-6988
OpenJPEG Denial of Service
Description

An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (attempted excessive memory allocation) in opj_calloc in openjp2/opj_malloc.c, when called from opj_tcd_init_tile in openjp2/tcd.c, as demonstrated by the 64-bit opj_decompress.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 28, 2019, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6988 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Uclouvain openjpeg
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability currently has no available solution, so continue to monitor.
  • There is no known solution at this time.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-6988 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-6988.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-6988 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Perl Ruby Shell Roff Makefile C M4 HTML JavaScript Awk

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2025, 12:29 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

None

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.

[ICSE2020] MemLock DataSet

fuzzing

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2020, 2:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.

MemLock_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 30, 2019, 9:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.

ExMem_Benchmark: The vulnerability related to Excessive Memory Consumption, which can test the ability of fuzzer for generating inputs that consume lost of memory.

Makefile Python Shell CMake JavaScript HTML CSS C++ C Java

Updated: 5 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 30, 2019, 2:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.

🔍 Checks installed Arch packages for known vulnerabilities

vulnerabilities arch linux pacman packages audit check

Go Makefile

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-6988 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-6988 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785
    Added Reference https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 No Types Assigned https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:uclouvain:openjpeg:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} -0.01%

score

0.54993

percentile