Vulnerability identifier: #VU63448
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the functions pi_next_lrcp(), pi_next_rlcp(), pi_next_rpcl(), pi_next_pcrl(), pi_next_rpcl(), and pi_next_cprl() in openmj2/pi.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenJPEG: 1.0 - 2.3.0
External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108921
http://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1168/commits/c277159986c80142180fbe5efb256bbf3bdf3edc
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.