# CVE-2019-12212: When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a special JXR file, the StreamCalcIFDSize function of JXRMeta.c repeatedly calls itself due to improper processi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a special JXR file, the StreamCalcIFDSize function of JXRMeta.c repeatedly calls itself due to improper processing of the file, eventually causing stack exhaustion. An attacker can achieve a remote denial of service attack by sending a specially constructed file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/discussion/36111/thread/e06734bed5/

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