PT-2019-17493 · Lead Technologies · Leadtools

Published 2019-11-06 · Updated 2022-06-21 · CVE-2019-5125

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LEADTOOLS version 20

Description A heap overflow issue exists in the JPEG2000 parsing functionality. 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 issue.

Recommendations For LEADTOOLS version 20, consider avoiding the use of the JPEG2000 parsing functionality until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of J2K image files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5125

Affected Products

Leadtools

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0916 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5125 · Security Note