Denial of service in OpenJPEG



Published: 2018-02-04 | Updated: 2021-01-03
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-6616
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		OpenJPEG
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor openjpeg.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU11479

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6616

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function, which is defined in the openjp2/t1.c source code file, due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted BMP file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 2.3.0

External links

http://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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