CVE-2019-5144

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-191

Description

An exploitable heap underflow vulnerability exists in the derive_taps_and_gains function in kdu_v7ar.dll of Kakadu Software SDK 7.10.2. A specially crafted jp2 file can cause a heap overflow, which can result in remote code execution. An attacker could provide a malformed file to the victim to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

Kakadu Software: 7.10.2

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0933
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0933

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