High severity · published Sep 3, 2018
CVE-2018-16376
An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0
8.8
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openjpeg · Uclouvain
2.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16376
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16376
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105262
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1127
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