CVE-2018-6616 Information

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:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1059 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00013.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5