openjpeg: DoS via memory exhaustion in opj_decompress
Published Jan 28, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.72%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openjpeg
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openjpeg
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
openjpeg
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | openjpeg | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01724) | 76.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 79.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 49.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 48.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.56% (0.02561) | 61.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 74.61th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 74.40th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 63.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6988 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1670982 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6988
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6988
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6988 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1670982 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1178 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6988 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6988 |
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