CVE-2018-16376

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-09-03
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1626095: CVE-2018-16376 openjpeg: Heap-based buffer overflow in function t2_encode_packet in src/lib/openmj2/t2.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-16376 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.8
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 openjpeg Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 openjpeg Will not fix

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