CVE-2018-6616

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.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 76th percentile

Published

2018-02-04

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/10591118★ · 2026-09-05

Security advisories

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00013.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4109-1
• https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-7163
• CVE-2016-9112
• CVE-2016-9113
• CVE-2016-9114
• CVE-2016-9115
• CVE-2016-9116