Buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2012-3358

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the j2k_read_sot function in j2k.c in OpenJPEG 1.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) tile number or (2) tile length in a JPEG 2000 image file.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2012-3358

External References

• http://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/source/detail?r=1727
• http://osvdb.org/83741
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1068.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49913
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:104
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54373
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76850

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenJPEG
• Amazon Linux AMI update for openjpeg
• Gentoo update for OpenJPEG