Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13106

Double free memory error in OpenJPEG - CVE-2015-1239

Published: May 28, 2018 / Updated: May 31, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13106

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1239

CWE-ID: CWE-415

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to double free memory error in the j2k_read_ppm_v3 function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PDF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Affected software

OpenJPEG
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How to mitigate CVE-2015-1239

Install update from vendor's website.

External References

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=457493

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