#VU30142 Buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2018-21010

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30142

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21010

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

OpenJPEG before 2.3.1 has a heap buffer overflow in color_apply_icc_profile in bin/common/color.c.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 2.3.0

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External links
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/2e5ab1d9987831c981ff05862e8ccf1381ed58ea
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00009.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.