Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2012-3535
Published: September 6, 2012 / Updated: December 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43630
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3535
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenJPEG 1.5.0 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a crafted JPEG2000 file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
OpenJPEG
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3535
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/issues/detail?id=170
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090021.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090579.html
- http://osvdb.org/84978
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1283.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50681
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:157
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/27/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55214
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=842918
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77994