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CVE-2018-6616

Publication date 4 February 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openjpeg 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openjpeg2 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.3.0-2build0.18.04.1
17.10 artful Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openjpeg
openjpeg2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4109-1
    • OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
    • 21 August 2019

Other references