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GHSA-w8c7-459j-36p9
GHSA-w8c7-459j-36p9
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
An off-by-one error was discovered in opj_tcd_code_block_enc_allocate_data in lib/openjp2/tcd.c in OpenJPEG 2.2.0. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to remote denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow affecting opj_mqc_flush in lib/openjp2/mqc.c and opj_t1_encode_cblk in lib/openjp2/t1.c) or possibly remote code execution.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/16/openjpeg-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-opj_mqc_flush-mqc-c url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14151 advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100633 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4013 advisory
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/afb308b9ccbe129608c9205cf3bb39bbefad90b9 fix
- https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/982 discussion