Divide-by-zero in OpenJPEG - CVE-2018-14423
Published: July 23, 2018 / Updated: January 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13982
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14423
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openjpeg.org
Affected software:
OpenJPEG
OpenJPEG
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14423
Install update from vendor's website.