Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openjpeg package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENJPEG-1378795
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Sept 2018

Introduced: 3 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16376  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 openjpeg.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg package and not the openjpeg package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the function t2_encode_packet in lib/openmj2/t2.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.