Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting openjpeg2 package, versions <0:2.4.0-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-OPENJPEG2-4131579
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Mar 2021

Introduced: 24 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-29338  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 openjpeg2 to version 0:2.4.0-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4251.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2 package and not the openjpeg2 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer Overflow in OpenJPEG v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application, causing a Denial of Service (DoS). This occurs when the attacker uses the command line option "-ImgDir" on a directory that contains 1048576 files.

CVSS Scores

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