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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4405-1 (openjpeg2 - security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in openjpeg2, the open-source JPEG 2000 codec, that could be leveraged to cause a denial of service or possibly remote code execution. CVE-2017-17480 Write stack buffer overflow in the jp3d and jpwl codecs can result in a denial of service or remote code execution via a crafted jp3d or jpwl file. CVE-2018-5785 Integer overflow can result in a denial of service via a crafted bmp file. CVE-2018-6616 Excessive iteration can result in a denial of service via a crafted bmp file. CVE-2018-14423 Division-by-zero vulnerabilities can result in a denial of service via a crafted j2k file. CVE-2018-18088 Null pointer dereference can result in a denial of service via a crafted bmp file.

Affected Software

Affected Software

openjpeg2 on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your openjpeg2 packages. For the detailed security status of openjpeg2 please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)