SB2012062109 - Gentoo update for OpenJPEG
Published: June 21, 2012 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012062109
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1499)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.