VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16376
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the function t2_encode_packet in lib/openmj2/t2.c.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenJPEG 2.3.0. A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the function t2_encode_packet in lib/openmj2/t2.c. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- uclouvain/openjpeg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105262Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1127Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105262Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1127Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.