CVE-2018-6616 (Medium) detected in openjpeg5875a6b44618fb7dfd5cd6d742533eaee2014060

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CVE-2018-6616 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - openjpeg5875a6b44618fb7dfd5cd6d742533eaee2014060

Official repository of the OpenJPEG project

Library home page: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg.git

Found in HEAD commit: 706b09e38f53ed9d9d022c131ae6564061484cfd

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/src/lib/openjp2/t1.c

Vulnerability Details

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, 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.

Publish Date: 2018-02-04

URL: CVE-2018-6616

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6616

Release Date: 2018-02-04

Fix Resolution: openjpeg2-tools - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1;openjpeg2-debuginfo - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1;openjpeg2-devel-docs - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1;openjpeg2 - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1;openjpeg2-devel - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1;openjpeg2-tools-debuginfo - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1;openjpeg2-debugsource - 2.3.1-1,2.3.1-1

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