Medium severity · published Jun 26, 2019
CVE-2018-20846
Out-of-bounds accesses in the functions pi_next_lrcp, pi_next_rlcp, pi_next_rpcl, pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_rpcl, and pi_next_cprl in openmj2/pi.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.0 allow…
6.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Out-of-bounds accesses in the functions pi_next_lrcp, pi_next_rlcp, pi_next_rpcl, pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_rpcl, and pi_next_cprl in openmj2/pi.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openjpeg · Uclouvain
through 2.3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20846
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20846
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108921
Patch
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c277159986c80142180fbe5efb256bbf3bdf3edc
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