CVE-2018-6616 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Openjpeg

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation13 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
THE Openjpeg Project Openjpeg2Canonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 4
Latest updateMay 13

Description

In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks function of openjp2/t1.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianthe_openjpeg_project/openjpeg2< 2.3.0-2+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 18.04

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-h8r6-v22m-3qfh: In OpenJPEG 2↗2022-05-13
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OSV
openjpeg2 vulnerabilities↗2019-08-21
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CVEList
CVE-2018-6616: In OpenJPEG 2↗2018-02-04
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OSV
CVE-2018-6616: In OpenJPEG 2↗2018-02-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
OpenJPEG vulnerabilities↗2019-08-21
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Red Hat
openjpeg: denial of service in function opj_t1_encode_cblks in openjp2/t1.c↗2019-06-26
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Red Hat
openjpeg2: Excessive iteration in openjp2/t1.c:opj_t1_encode_cblks can allow for denial of service via crafted BMP file↗2018-02-04
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Debian
CVE-2018-6616: openjpeg2 - In OpenJPEG 2.3.0, there is excessive iteration in the opj_t1_encode_cblks funct...↗2018
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-12973 openjpeg: denial of service in function opj_t1_encode_cblks in openjp2/t1.c↗2019-07-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6616 openjpeg2: Excessive iteration in openjp2/t1.c:opj_t1_encode_cblks can allow for denial of service via crafted BMP file [epel-all]↗2018-02-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6616 openjpeg2: Excessive iteration in openjp2/t1.c:opj_t1_encode_cblks can allow for denial of service via crafted BMP file [fedora-all]↗2018-02-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6616 openjpeg2: Excessive iteration in openjp2/t1.c:opj_t1_encode_cblks can allow for denial of service via crafted BMP file↗2018-02-06
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