Excessive Iteration Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <2.4.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENJPEG2-451272
  • published1 Jul 2019
  • disclosed26 Jun 2019

Introduced: 26 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12973  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-834  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable openjpeg2 to version 2.4.0-1 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.

In OpenJPEG 2.3.1, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file. This issue is similar to CVE-2018-6616.

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