Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-25279 affects jiNa OCR Image to Text 1.0. A malformed PNG can crash the application during image-to-PDF conversion, causing a denial of service. This is mainly a business continuity risk for users who process local or user-supplied images with this legacy OCR tool. Exposure is likely limited to systems running jiNa OCR Image to Text 1.0, especially where users process PNG files from untrusted or semi-trusted sources. No broader platform or network service exposure is identified in the provided sources. Treat as a moderate operational risk. Prioritize remediation where the tool supports customer-facing, production, or high-volume document workflows. This does not currently indicate data theft or ransomware risk based on supplied sources. Mitigation focus: Check vendor or advisory pages for any updated guidance or replacement version.; Avoid processing PNG files from untrusted sources with jiNa OCR Image to Text 1.0.; Remove or replace the software if it is not business-critical..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-45380CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: jiNa OCR Image to Text 1.0 Denial of Service via PNGCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
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