Use of Uninitialized Variable Affecting openjpeg package, versions [,2.5.4)
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- published8 Aug 2025
- disclosed5 Aug 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 5 Aug 2025
CVE-2025-54874 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openjpeg to version 2.5.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable due to the absent check of p_image value before calling opj_j2k_read_header() function. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted image file.