Medium severity · published Feb 4, 2018
CVE-2018-6616
In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c
5.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GE
Georaster · Oracle
18c · source: NVD
OP
Openjpeg · Uclouvain
2.3.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
18.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6616
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6616
Exploit
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
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