#VU43841 Buffer overflow in OpenJPEG - CVE-2009-5030

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43841

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-5030

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 read and manipulate data.

The tcd_free_encode function in tcd.c in OpenJPEG 1.3 through 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted tile information in a Gray16 TIFF image, which causes insufficient memory to be allocated and leads to an "invalid free."

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenJPEG: 1.3 - 1.5

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External links
https://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/issues/detail?id=5
https://code.google.com/p/openjpeg/source/detail?r=1703
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082923.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/083105.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1068.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48781
https://secunia.com/advisories/49913
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:104
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/13/5
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53012
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74851
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/openjpeg/DLVrRKbTeI0/discussion

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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.