Improper input validation in OpenJPEG - CVE-2018-6616
Published: April 3, 2018 / Updated: January 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11479
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6616
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openjpeg.org
Affected software:
OpenJPEG
OpenJPEG
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6616
Install update from vendor's website.