CVE-2019-2987: Input Validation

Published Oct 12, 2019
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Updated

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the 2D component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.

Other sources

It was discovered that the FreetypeFontScaler class in the 2D component in OpenJDK did not perform checks dimension of glyph bitmap images read from font files. A specially crafted font file could use this flaw to cause a Java application to crash when processing glyph images of excessive size.

Red Hat

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: 2D). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.4 and 13. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

25 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-1.el6_10
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.241-2.6.20.0.el6_10
1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.241-2.6.20.0.el6_10
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el7_7
11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el7_7
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-0.el7_7
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-0.el7_7
redhat/java<1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.241-2.6.20.0.el7_7
1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.241-2.6.20.0.el7_7
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-0.el8_0
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.232.b09-0.el8_0
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el8_0
11-openjdk-1:11.0.5.10-0.el8_0
IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises<=All
Oracle JDK=11.0.4
Oracle JDK=13.0.0
Oracle JRE=11.0.4
Oracle JRE=13.0.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.50.2
NetApp E-series Santricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Unified Manager
NetApp E-series Santricity Web Services Proxy
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Snapmanager Oracle
NetApp Snapmanager Sap
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.30+7-1~deb11u111.0.30+7-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u472-ga-1

Event History

Oct 12, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:54 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 15, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 16, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:40 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:29 PM
Description
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:51 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:51 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-2987?

The severity of CVE-2019-2987 is low.

2

Which Java versions are affected by CVE-2019-2987?

Java SE versions 11.0.4 and 13 are affected by CVE-2019-2987.

3

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-2987?

An unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols can exploit CVE-2019-2987.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-2987?

Apply the recommended remedies provided by Oracle and Red Hat.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-2987?

More information about CVE-2019-2987 can be found in the references provided by Oracle and Red Hat.

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