CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2019-5085

Leadtools vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the DICOM packet-parsing functionality of LEADTOOLS libltdic.so, version 20.0.2019.3.15. A specially crafted packet can cause an integer overflow, resulting in heap corruption. An attacker can send a packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Leadtools
Affected product
Leadtools
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2019-12-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-5085

  • Confirm whether Leadtools Leadtools is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-5085.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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