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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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