CVE-2019-5144

8.8 highEPSS 2.4%

High (8.8) in kakadusoftware kakadu software. EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 84% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-787, CWE-191
Published: 2019-12-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

kakadusoftware:kakadu_software

References

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

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