OpenJPEG 2.1.2 convert.c pnmtoimage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenJPEG 2.1.2. Affected by this issue is the function pnmtoimage of the file convert.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9118. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenJPEG 2.1.2 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pnmtoimage of the file convert.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap Buffer Overflow (WRITE of size 4) in function pnmtoimage of convert.c:1719 in OpenJPEG 2.1.2.

The weakness was presented 10/30/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9118 since 10/30/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96147 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : openjpeg2 (SUSE-SU-2016:3270-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277691 (Fedora Security Update for openjpeg2 (FEDORA-2017-920b27e8f4)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96147) and SecurityFocus (BID 93976†). See VDB-90617, VDB-91062, VDB-91063 and VDB-93169 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 96147
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : openjpeg2 (SUSE-SU-2016:3270-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for openjpeg2 openSUSE-SU-2017:0207-1 (openjpeg2)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 861
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93193

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SecurityFocus: 93976 - OpenJPEG 'convert.c' Remote Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2016 10:14
Updated: 09/29/2022 08:14
Changes: 10/31/2016 10:14 (66), 05/21/2019 08:24 (13), 09/29/2022 08:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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