PT-2019-17503 · Lead Technologies · Leadtools

Published 2019-12-11 · Updated 2022-06-17 · CVE-2019-5154

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 20.0.2019.3.15

Description A heap overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG2000 parsing functionality. A specially crafted J2K image file can cause an out of bounds write of a null byte in a heap buffer, potentially resulting in code execution. An attack can specially craft a J2K image to trigger this issue.

Recommendations For LEADTOOLS version 20.0.2019.3.15, consider avoiding the use of JPEG2000 parsing functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of J2K image files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5154

Affected Products

Leadtools

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5154 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5154 · Security Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0945 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/31781 · Telegram Post