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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-5030

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…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.06%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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."

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
4.06% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
uclouvain/openjpeg
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.