Unscored severity · published Apr 11, 2012
CVE-2012-1499
The JPEG 2000 codec (jp2.c) in OpenJPEG before 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette index in a CMAP record of a JPEG image, which triggers…
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CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The JPEG 2000 codec (jp2.c) in OpenJPEG before 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted palette index in a CMAP record of a JPEG image, which triggers memory corruption, aka "out-of heap-based buffer write."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openjpeg · Uclouvain
through 1.4; 1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1499
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1499
code.google.com
http://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/source/detail?r=1330
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082923.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/083105.html
openjpeg.googlecode.com
http://openjpeg.googlecode.com/svn/branches/openjpeg-1.5/NEWS
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-06.xml
technet.microsoft.com
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr12-004
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