Use After Free Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.1.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.13% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENJPEG2-346009
  • published21 Sept 2016
  • disclosed21 Sept 2016

Introduced: 21 Sep 2016

CVE-2015-8871  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable openjpeg2 to version 2.1.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2 package and not the openjpeg2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the opj_j2k_write_mco function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

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