CVE-2018-16376 — HIGH (8.8)

Vulnerability 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 Score

8.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Uclouvain	Openjpeg	2.3.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105262Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1127Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105262Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1127Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-16376?

CVE-2018-16376 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2018-16376?

CVE-2018-16376 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-16376?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Uclouvain Openjpeg.