CVE-2018-6616 in OpenJPEG

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 02/04/2018
• Disclosure: 02/04/2018
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-112829 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-399 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.4
• EPSS: 0.00081
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6616
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6616
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2018-6616/