Vulnerability identifier: #VU20493
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
OpenJPEG
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: openjpeg.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in opj_j2k_setup_encoder function (openjp2/j2k.c). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted bmp image, trigger integer overflow and crash the affected application.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenJPEG: 2.3.0
External links
http://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1057
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.