Denial of service in OpenJPEG

1) Divide-by-zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU13982

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14423

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to multiple division-by-zero conditions that exist in the pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl functions, as defined in the lib/openjp3d/pi.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file with an application that uses the affected library and cause the affected application to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 1.3 - 2.3.0

External links

http://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1123

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.